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1 Nova Scotia Regional Enterprise Networks (RENs) Partners for Progress Municipal Affairs Update

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3 Regional Cooperation A private sector board of directors provides strategic guidance for regional economic development. Each REN has a Liaison and Oversight Committee with representatives from participating municipalities and the Province to provide ongoing oversight. PROVINCE MUNICIPAL UNITS REN BOARD (Private Sector Board of Directors) LIAISON & OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (Representatives from Province and Municipalities) REN CEO & Staff

4 Alignment of Goals and Outcomes ONE NS 10 Year Goals Inter-provincial Migration ONE NS Coalition Action Plan Retention of International Students Labour Force Participation Youth Employment Empl. of First Nations & African Nova Scotians Post-Secondary Education The Early Years Our Future is Young Youth Attachment (incl. REN Connector Program) Atlantic Growth Strategy Skills / Immigration NS Innovation Preparing Talent Common Outcomes Workforce & Youth Attachment Business Start-ups Venture Capital University R&D R&D Partnerships Value of Exports # Firms Exporting Fisheries & Agri. Exports Universities and NSCC as Innovation Hubs Going Global Innovation and Oceans Cluster ICT Momentum Innovation Infrastructure Trade and Investment Clean Tech Start-Up Building R&D Excellence Growing Innovative Exporters Oceans Cluster Entrepreneurship Innovation & Business Export & Investment Readiness Sector & Cluster Domestic Agriculture Sales Tourism Expansion

5 Alignment of Goals and Outcomes ONE NS 10 Year Goals Inter-provincial Migration ONE NS Coalition Action Plan Retention of International Students Labour Force Participation Youth Employment Empl. of First Nations & African Nova Scotians Post-Secondary Education The Early Years Our Future is Young Youth Attachment (incl. REN Connector Program) Atlantic Growth Strategy Skills / Immigration NS Innovation Preparing Talent Common Outcomes Workforce & Youth Attachment Business Start-ups Venture Capital University R&D R&D Partnerships Value of Exports # Firms Exporting Fisheries & Agri. Exports Universities and NSCC as Innovation Hubs Going Global Innovation and Oceans Cluster ICT Momentum Innovation Infrastructure Trade and Investment Clean Tech Start-Up Building R&D Excellence Growing Innovative Exporters Oceans Cluster Entrepreneurship Innovation & Business Export & Investment Readiness Sector & Cluster Domestic Agriculture Sales Tourism Expansion

6 Alignment of Goals and Outcomes ONE NS 10 Year Goals Inter-provincial Migration ONE NS Coalition Action Plan Retention of International Students Labour Force Participation Youth Employment Empl. of First Nations & African Nova Scotians Post-Secondary Education The Early Years Our Future is Young Youth Attachment (incl. REN Connector Program) Atlantic Growth Strategy Skills / Immigration NS Innovation Preparing Talent Common Outcomes Workforce & Youth Attachment Business Start-ups Venture Capital University R&D R&D Partnerships Value of Exports # Firms Exporting Fisheries & Agri. Exports Universities and NSCC as Innovation Hubs Going Global Innovation and Oceans Cluster ICT Momentum Innovation Infrastructure Trade and Investment Clean Tech Start-Up Building R&D Excellence Growing Innovative Exporters Oceans Cluster Entrepreneurship Innovation & Business Export & Investment Readiness Sector & Cluster Domestic Agriculture Sales Tourism Expansion

7 Alignment of Goals and Outcomes ONE NS 10 Year Goals Inter-provincial Migration ONE NS Coalition Action Plan Retention of International Students Labour Force Participation Youth Employment Empl. of First Nations & African Nova Scotians Post-Secondary Education The Early Years Our Future is Young Youth Attachment (incl. REN Connector Program) Atlantic Growth Strategy Skills / Immigration NS Innovation Preparing Talent Common Outcomes Workforce & Youth Attachment Business Start-ups Venture Capital University R&D R&D Partnerships Value of Exports # Firms Exporting Fisheries & Agri. Exports Universities and NSCC as Innovation Hubs Going Global Innovation and Oceans Cluster ICT Momentum Innovation Infrastructure Trade and Investment Clean Tech Start-Up Building R&D Excellence Growing Innovative Exporters Oceans Cluster Entrepreneurship Innovation & Business Export & Investment Readiness Sector & Cluster Domestic Agriculture Sales Tourism Expansion

8 The Regional Enterprise Network model provides and new and potentially powerful vehicle for coordinating the development efforts of different jurisdictions and generating greater cooperation and policy alignment across the province. ONE NOVA SCOTIA (2014)

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