Economic Development Plan 2009-2012

The City of Edinburgh Council Economic Development Plan 2009-2012 was approved by the Economic Development Committee on 16 December 2008.

Download the Economic Development Plan 2009-2012.

The six objectives of the Economic Development Plan 2009-2012 are:

1. Support £500m of new private sector investment into Edinburgh’s physical regeneration by 2012.
2. Support £100m of new commercial investment into Edinburgh by 2012.
3. Increase the GVA by domestic businesses by 1% p.a. above the average by 2012.
4. Increase visitor spend in the city by 15% by 2012.
5. Bring 3,000 people with significant barriers to participation in the economy into sustainable employment, education or training by 2012.
6. Strengthen the connectivity of the city region nationally and internationally.

Key Performance Indicators

The Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) monitoring project measures the Economic Development Unit's progress towards achieving its six core objectives as stated in the Unit Plan 2009-2012. Progress updates are reported at every Economic Development Committee. To ensure full transparency, the methodology used to measure the progress of the KPIs will be independently audited on an annual basis.