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Through a series of Strategic Goals Goal 1: Develop Effective Community Consultation and Engagement Our Aim is to create an understanding of critical regional industry and community issues which provide an impetus for Sydney to develop place based solutions.How will we achieve our Mission?
- Maintain and extend key consultation networks that allow us to engage in constructive dialogue with a diversity of stakeholder organizations;
- Create understanding of key industry and Government stakeholder priorities;
- Create understanding of key community stakeholder priorities;
- Ensure a well informed provision of information back to government.
Goal 2: Develop a more collaborative Whole of City Regional Planning Process for Sydney
Our Aim is to identify the critical challenges and opportunities facing Greater Sydney which may impact on its economic growth and job creation capacity.
To achieve this RDA Sydney will give priority to activities that:
- Help develop a more collaborative planning process across all levels of Government;
- Create a brokering opportunity for RDA in bringing about a long term Regional Plan for Sydney;
- Provide a statement of key issues facing Sydney about built and social infrastructure.
Goal 3: Facilitate and Promote a Whole of Government Approach to Key Issues
Our aim is to foster strategies and projects that engage a whole of government approach to key issues that impact on the economic growth and job creation of Sydney, including social inclusion, access to infrastructure and sustainability.
To achieve this RDA Sydney will give priority to activities that:
- Identify, facilitate and broker demonstration projects;
- Promote ‘whole of government’ best practice projects;
- Encourage the sharing of information and lessons learnt;
Goal 4: Enhanced Awareness of Government Programs
Our Aim is to be a point of reference for Federal, State and Local government programs which have key relevance to economic development and job creation in Sydney
To achieve this RDA Sydney will give priority to activities that:
- Develop a web based clearinghouse system for the dissemination of information;
- Create communication systems that allow for dialogue between stakeholders;
- Provide assistance to ‘whole of region’ project proposals.
Goal 5: Community and Economic Development
Our Aim is to ensure an equitable and sustainable economic growth in Sydney by developing regional economic projects with key stakeholders which take into consideration the broader social inclusion and sustainability objectives
To achieve this RDA Sydney will give priority to activities that:
- Support employment growth through retention and growth of existing industries;
- Increase employment and investment through innovation and productivity growth;
- Support investment and employment growth through advocacy of infrastructure development;
- Support strategies for investment attraction by profiling and positioning the region and its capabilities.
Goal 6: Developing an Effective Organisation with a High and Respected Public Profile
Our Aim is to be known as having an expertise in regional issues with a strong network of stakeholders that work collaboratively in resolving economic and jobs growth issues for Sydney
To achieve this RDA Sydney will give priority to activities that:
- Ensure well researched economic data and government policy information;
- Contribute to the development of a Regional Plan and an Economic Development and Job Creation Strategy for Sydney;
- Builds a business case for national and international investment in Sydney






