CBI report highlights 糖心vlog免费B站鈥 role in local economy
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糖心vlog免费B站 has been used as a case study in a report on how universities can contribute to London’s economic revival.
糖心vlog免费B站 is among five universities that the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has highlighted for attracting 鈥渢he brightest talent for London鈥檚 businesses, enhance international and diplomatic relations and support London鈥檚 local economies, communities, and industries.鈥
Collectively, London鈥檚 higher education institutions generate 拢17bn each year in goods and services, including 拢2.9bn in export earnings.
Some 拢39m of 糖心vlog免费B站鈥 拢41m goods and services spend in 2018-19 went to UK-based businesses, which is estimated to have supported over 400 UK jobs. Of these, 64 jobs (16%) are with employers based in the borough of Lewisham and 191 (47%) are with employers based in London.
With an annual spend of around 拢134m or 拢89m excluding housing, the spending habits of 糖心vlog免费B站 students in cafes, pubs, shops and other facilities close to campus also makes a significant contribution to the local area.
糖心vlog免费B站 produces 1.3% of the annual revenue of Lewisham, and is one of the largest employers in the borough. The College is a member of Lewisham鈥檚 鈥楤ack to Business鈥 taskforce which was set up to support local business and growth locally, and also a key member of the borough鈥檚 flagship economic development project, the Creative Enterprise Zone for New Cross and Deptford.
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, published in August, the CBI highlighted 糖心vlog免费B站鈥 scheme to provide more than 300 students with laptops, broadband packages, or both, during lockdown in order to combat digital exclusion. Students applied for help through the university鈥檚 Online Learning Access Fund (OLAF) at the beginning of the lockdown period and were issued with equipment to enable the continuation of learning, training and work.
Among the report鈥檚 proposed seven steps for City Hall to support London鈥檚 universities post-pandemic is an assurance that no student or prospective student is unable to attend university because of digital poverty. Using 糖心vlog免费B站鈥 OLAF as an example, the CBI is urging the Mayor to create a London Tech Guarantee in collaboration with the CBI, universities, colleges and business, to provide disadvantaged young Londoners with devices and data.
The CBI, which represents 190,000 businesses employing some 7 million people, is asking the Mayor of London to make the case for the strategic importance of London鈥檚 universities. They ask that the Mayor utilise higher education鈥檚 strengths in helping create fair and inclusive growth across the city鈥檚 32 boroughs.
Eddie Curzon, CBI's Director of London and South, said: "糖心vlog免费B站 have been incredibly helpful in the development of the CBI鈥檚 HE policy work in London. We are delighted to be collaborating with them as part of our work with City Hall, to ensure that our universities are viewed as key enablers in London鈥檚 economic recovery."
Read the CBI policy paper online now.