Glasgow: Edinburgh Collaboration

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Glasgow Edinburgh Collaboration

• Scotlands Economic Future
• Laura Gordon
• www.glasgow-edinburgh.co.uk
• Friday 8th June 2007

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The Importance of the Cities

• it is reasonable to assume that Scotlands
  future success depends on the success of its
  urban core
• (Glaeser, E.L. (2005) New Wealth for Old Nations
  Scotland's Economic Prospects)

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The Potential of Collaboration

• It (Glasgow Edinburgh Collaboration) will prove
  to be the greatest initiative of recent times
• (Sir Tom Farmer, Capital Review, Spring 2007)

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The Case for Collaboration

• If Edinburgh and Glasgow can get their acts
  together, it could become the UKs second most
  important region after London.
• (Sir Terry Farrell, to the Scottish Parliament,
  2004)

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• Collaboration Elsewhere-
• European city collaboration- e.g. Oresund
  (Denmark/Sweden)
• Deltametropolis (Randstad),
  Turin-Milan-Genoa, Vilnius - Kaunus
• North American and
• Australasian Collaborations
• e.g. Dallas-Fort Worth,
• Seattle - Vancouver
• Melbourne-Sydney
• Jburg Pretoria (S. Africa)

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• Collaboration Elsewhere
• At some point, not too far off, who a city is
  collaborating with will be as important as who it
  is competing against.
• (Professor Stuart Gulliver, University of
  Glasgow, Autumn 2003)

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The Collaboration Initiative

• BAK Basel Economics report on Metropolitan
  Edinburgh said that, in order to catch up
• with competitors, Edinburgh should collaborate
  more with Glasgow"
• (Kristoff Koellreuter, Chief Economist, reported
  in the Edinburgh Evening News, 25/6/06)

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The Collaboration Initiative

• Prospectus for Action
• Connectivity
• Support for Key Sectors
• International Openness, Promotion and Talent
  Attraction
• www.glasgow-edinburgh.co.uk

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Connectivity

• Shrink the distance/ Improve quality
• Seeking a joint perspective on strategic
  transport infrastructure provision
• Research
• Policy Influencing/ joint submissions/ key
  meetings

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Key Sectors

• Financial Services
• Tourism
• Creative Cultural Industries
• Life Sciences
• Higher Education

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• Key Sector Financial Services
• Edinburgh and Glasgow are collaborating to
  maintain and build on the success that both
  cities have recently enjoyed. The initiative
  is working to ensure that Scotland benefits from
  greater connectivity through mobile and wireless
  technology and from the promotion of high speed
  links and improvements to existing connections.
  FiSIG is supporting these key drivers of success
  which are priorities for the financial services
  industry
• The Strategy for the Financial Services Industry
  in Scotland 2007 Annual Report

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Key Sector Tourism

• Event Feb 06 gt 100 new ideas
• Projects delivered or under way
• TIC Staff Swaps
• Major Festivals and Events diaries
• Joint Conference Feasibility research
• Joint City Rover ticket
• Family Fun Weekend

• Twin City People
• Glasgow-Edinburgh for locals
• Tartan Week, New York
• Support for Commonwealth Bid
• Homecoming Scotland
• Dragons Den Tourism Phase 2

from projects to policy alignment
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International Openness, Promotion and Talent
Attraction
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The Potential of Collaboration

• "the cities' strength is that they are so
  different, so complementary - imagine San
  Francisco and Chicago relocated 45 miles apart!
  The potential is vast...."
• (Malcolm Fraser, Scottish Architect of the Year
  2002/03, 2003/04)

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Our Ambition

• The creation of a shared economic space of
  international significance, and ultimately a
  culture where collaboration is the norm -where it
  is appropriate and adds value..
• to enhance the economy of Scotland.

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