Growing Kent & Medway

公共增长愿景肯特和梅德威（GK&M）将通过包容性和创新主导的增长，提升肯特和梅德威的经济。该集群专注于该地区先进的园艺，新鲜农产品包装，食品和饮料加工行业，以及推动创新和增长的技术。随着英国准备退出欧盟，GK&M将把肯特和梅德威建立为世界领先的地区，用于气候智能型生产和加工高价值、营养丰富的食品和植物基化合物。GEOGRAPHY肯特和梅德威是英国大部分高价值园艺、加工和包装的所在地，也是通往全球市场的主要门户。随着成功的基石就位，增长机会是重要的。然而，由于研发支出仅占GDP的1.5%，该地区的生产力表现不佳，因为合作研究和创新（R&I）水平缺乏强度;创业能力未得到充分利用;知识型工人的数量不断减少。这与其他地区形成鲜明对比，在这些地区，为应对类似挑战而进行的投资带来了巨大的繁荣。GK&M将加速研究，创新和企业环境，以促进这一关键领域的增长，到2030年将提供1，744个额外的就业机会和3930万英镑的年度GVA。此外，该地区拥有英国最广泛的社会不平等，这是实现繁荣和福祉的障碍。GK&M将推动包容性的财富创造，使尚未开发的人力资本能够为该地区的繁荣做出贡献并分享。NETWORKGK&M由世界级的研究优秀合作伙伴组成（NIAB EMR、自然资源研究所/格林威治大学、肯特大学）;重要的农业食品公司（APS生产，浆果花园种植者，教堂下来，古斯伯恩庄园，理查德霍赫菲尔德集团，萨内特地球，全球水果）;一家跨供应链运营的创新技术集成企业（Geku Automation）;以及一家世界领先的包装公司（Smurfit Kappa）。它得到了来自肯特和麦德威经济伙伴关系和位于肯特的合作伙伴的强大公民和商业支持。优势我们将通过以下方式促进研究、创新和业务增长：人与空间：提供最先进的基础设施，使人们能够获得创新、示范和研究设施，以帮助企业和人力资本增长。增加对行业驱动的研发和创新的投资，并刺激气候智能型食品生产、新型植物化合物、增值和废物最小化的技术商业化。企业：营造一个充满活力、支持性的环境，使企业能够创新和蓬勃发展。制定一个战略框架，以提高该部门的技能和专业化。

Public descriptionVISIONGrowing Kent & Medway (GK&M) will deliver an uplift in Kent and Medway's economy through inclusive and innovation-led growth. The cluster focusses on the region's advanced horticulture, fresh produce packaging, food and drink processing industries, and enabling technologies that drive innovation and growth. As the UK prepares to leave the EU, GK&M will establish Kent & Medway as a world-leading region for the climate-smart production and processing of high-value, nutrient-rich foods and plant-based compounds.GEOGRAPHYKent & Medway is home to the majority of the UK's high-value horticulture, processing and packaging, and a major gateway to global markets. The growth opportunity is significant with building blocks for success in place. However, spending just 1.5% of GDP on R&D, productivity in the region is under-performing because levels of collaborative research and innovation (R&I) lack intensity; entrepreneurial capacity is under-exploited; and there has been a steady erosion in numbers of knowledge-based workers. This is in contrast to other regions where investment to address similar challenges has led to significant prosperity. GK&M will turbo-charge the research, innovation and enterprise environment to boost growth in this critical sector delivering 1,744 additional jobs and £39.3M annual GVA by 2030.Furthermore, the region has some of the widest social inequalities in the UK which is a barrier to achieving prosperity and well-being. GK&M will drive inclusive wealth creation so that untapped human capital can contribute to, and share in the region's prosperity.NETWORKGK&M comprises a world-class consortium of research excellent partners (NIAB EMR, Natural Resources Institute/University of Greenwich, University of Kent); significant Agri-food companies (APS Produce, Berry Gardens Growers, Chapel Down, Gusbourne Estate, Richard Hochfeld Group, Thanet Earth, Worldwide Fruit); an innovative technology integration business that operates across supply chains (Geku Automation); and a world-leading packaging company (Smurfit Kappa). It is backed by strong civic and business support with partners from the Kent & Medway Economic Partnership and Locate in Kent.OBJECTIVESWe will stimulate research, innovation and business growth by:People and Spaces: Providing state-of-the-art infrastructure that gives access to innovation, demonstration and research facilities to help businesses and human capital grow.Collaborative Research & Innovation: Raising investment in industry-driven R&I and stimulating the technology commercialisation for climate-smart food production, novel plant compounds, value- addition and waste minimisation.Enterprise: Fostering a vibrant, supportive environment in which businesses can innovate and thrive.Workforce 2030: Developing a strategic framework for upskilling and professionalising the sector.