Regional policy actors

18.09.2007

With the local government reform and the new regional growth fora, a strong platform has been established for regional and local business development action. The six regional growth fora in North Jutland Region, Central Denmark Region, Region of Southern Denmark, Zealand Region, Copenhagen Capital Region, and on the island of Bornholm will become the pivotal points of regional growth initiatives.

The growth fora will bring together representatives of the business community, knowledge and educational establishments, the labour market parties as well as local and regional authorities – actors with a first-hand knowledge of the challenges of the business community and the regional conditions for growth.

Regions	Regional Growth Fora	Municipalities
Regional Policy Ministerial Committee
To coordinate the initiatives that ensue from the Government’s globalisation strategy and which are to be implemented at regional level
The Danish Growth Council
To ensure coherence between national and regional growth efforts To launch initiatives that will implement the national growth policy at regional level To be consulted regarding regional business development strategies
To set up and provide secretarial service for the growth fora To draw up regional development plans based on the regional business development strategies To co-finance business development activities	Regional business development strategy To monitor regional and local growth conditions To recommend co-financing to the region To recommend structural assistance	Business service To launch and finance business development activities Cross-municipal business cooperation To cooperate with growth fora