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Innovation
& DigitalAchieving world leading competitive advantage in key sectors: building our innovation and digital capability - facilitating invention, commercialisation and widespread adoption as a driver of economic prosperity and increased well-being.
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Tourism &
RegenerationBoosting tourism and regenerating our region – creating world-class visitor attractions and investing in towns and cities to provide a year-round destination that will provide stand out in international markets.
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Infrastructure
Connecting people to opportunity and services through enhanced and sustainable infrastructure.
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Employability
& SkillsEnabling a constant pipeline of appropriately skilled talent to support the job opportunities resulting from the BRCD programme of investment.
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opportunity
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The Belfast Region
City Deal
The highly ambitious Belfast Region City Deal (BRCD), signed in December 2021, arrives at a critical time. The Deal represents a new way of working between central and local government and regional partners and secures a bespoke package of investment from central government and the BRCD partners of more than £850 million to support the delivery of our shared vision of:
“Inclusive economic growth that delivers more and better jobs, a positive impact on the most deprived communities and a balanced spread of benefits across the region”.
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20,000New and better jobs
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£1 billionInvestment
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InclusiveGrowth
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CollaborativeWorking
Latest News & Events
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news25 October 2022
Technology Roadmap underlines need for innovation support in manufacturing
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news28 September 2022
Vision for £80m City Deal boost in Mid and East Antrim welcomed by Council Panel
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news27 September 2022
Mid and East Antrim: Fuelling the hydrogen and cleantech revolution
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Partners
The Belfast Region City Deal involves an integrated programme of investment that cuts across the responsibilities of local councils, the Northern Ireland Executive and UK Government. The BRCD partnership is comprised of the six local authorities, the region’s two universities and four of the region’s further education colleges.