Alison Partridge

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Edited on 08/06/2023

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Alison Partridge

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Available for Lead Expert role and Ad-hoc expertise missions

Validated Expert info

Expert can perform the Lead expert role and Ad hoc expertise missions at network and programme level in relation to:

  1. The design and delivery of (transnational) exchange and learning activities
     
  2. Thematic expertise:
    > Local Economy
    > Equality, Diversity, Inclusion
    > Digital Transformation
    > Knowledge Economy
     
  3. Methods and tools for integrated and participatory approaches:
    > Integrated and participatory design of strategies
    > Sustaining engagement of stakeholders and translating strategies into actions

Summary

Since 1992, I have supported EU and UK cities with inclusive economic development, enterprise, entrepreneurship, employment, innovation, and growth. I have been an URBACT Lead Expert since 2009 and have wide ranging network level and programme level experience, including:

 

- Lead Expert for 5 different networks focusing on local economies: ESIMeC I & II, TechTown + 

- TechRevolution I and II. 

- Ad hoc expert for URBACT Markets, AS-Transfer, I-Place and Gendered Landscape & others.

- Lab Manager for Jobs & Skills at 2 x Summer Universities. 

- Capitalisation and capacity building expert on Jobs and Growth and Digital Transitions. 

- Leading URBACT’s capacity building work on digital transitions, starting with a snapshot assessment of capacity building needs in 2022 and more recently developing the ‘Keeping up with digital transitions’ training programme, launched in March 2023. 

 

I continue to work on the ground with UK cities to support the development of inclusive digital economies. 

Related URBACT activities

  • TechTown

    By exploring how small and medium sized cities can maximise the job creation potential of the digital economy, this Action Planning network examined whether there is potential for spillover from stronger city level digital economies; how clusters can work at city level and look collaboratively at what cities can do to support businesses to access the digital skills and innovations they need in order to start, grow and compete. The city partners further explored the role and viability of digital, content creation and technology clusters and how benefit may be gained from major city or national initiatives to benefit job creation and growth in small and medium sized cities. The project was 'of the digital economy' as well as 'for the digital economy' in that it used digital technologies as much as possible throughout management and delivery.

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  • Tech Revolution

    TechRevolution, an URBACT Transfer Network, provides an opportunity for six cities from across the EU to get under the skin of an URBACT Good Practice developed and delivered in Barnsley UK which centres around two main pillars (below) as well as some spin-off activities. • Enterprising Barnsley - a successful business support programme; • The Digital Media Centre (DMC) - a landmark hub for creative and digital business in the town centre. It enables these cities to come together to study every element of the practice in a safe and honest space, to consider their own local contexts and strategic priorities and then to adapt different aspects of what Barnsley has done within their local setting. See the full Tech-Revolution Transferability Study here.

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  • Tech Revolution 2.0

    Medium-sized post-industrial cities in Europe seek ways to grow & diversify their economies to compete with the pull of larger hubs. This is even more important in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Barnsley has been committed to growing higher value jobs, particularly within its tech and digital sectors. The Good Practice comprises 2 main pillars: - Enterprising Barnsley, an award-winning business support programme - The Digital Media Centre, a landmark hub for tech business in the town centre which has recently expanded into a second building as Barnsley expands The Seam - Barnsley's Digital Campus.

    Ongoing
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