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<p>Since 2011 the government has funded the Local Enterprise Partnerships Network
to enable them to come together to discuss issues of shared interest, provide a shared
platform for the exchange of knowledge and best practice and support private sector
board members to build capacity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We also established the What
Works Centre for Local Economic Growth in October 2013. The Centre, which is co-funded
by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, the Department for Communities
and Local Government and the Economic and Social Research Council has a key objective
which is to ensure that robust evidence is embedded in the development of policy on
local economic growth and that new policies are effectively evaluated. As part of
its work the Centre engages with an extensive network of practitioners, including
local enterprise partnerships and local authorities to develop and disseminate best
practice and develop communities of interest.</p><p> </p><p>Local Enterprise Partnerships,
which are partnerships of local authorities and business are proactively working across
their boundaries, often through the Local Government Association, on areas of shared
interest.</p>
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