Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Cabinet Member for Economic Development and the Corporate Director of Growth, Environment and Transport which sets out a number of areas in which KCC could work more closely with the county’s universities

(1)       David Smith (Director of Economic Development) said the report followed a series of presentations by the universities to the Cabinet Committee which had shown that, while relationships between the sector and business were positive, there was not a clear shared strategy between KCC (or the Kent and Medway Economic Partnership) and the universities.  The report highlighted some areas where KCC and the universities could work more closely together.

(2)       The Cabinet Committee welcomed the fact that tangible initiatives were being considered.

(3)       Resolved that the report be noted