5. Governance

This strategy sets out our vision for international activity, the enabling themes and the actions which we’re going to take to realise that vision.

The world is constantly changing. As new markets emerge and new challenges arise, the strategy will need to evolve and react. The kind of flexibility and responsiveness which we need to address such change will draw on the same strong Team Glasgow approach set out in this strategy for delivering on it.

Primarily, on-going governance of the strategy will sit with Glasgow Economic Leadership (GEL). This will build on the model that oversees regional innovation activity and will include public and private sector representatives. We anticipate that this GEL International sub-group will:

• Lead on the overall assessment of progress;
• Support partners to develop indicators for the delivery of specific actions and outcome measures for their impact; and
• Ensure responsiveness to global change in market conditions and existing and new links to other cities and nations.

The strategy will be underpinned by a two-year delivery plan. This will identify lead partners for each of the five pillars ensure co-ordination of actions both under and across them. They will be responsible for submitting detail on progress and the Council’s Economic Development service will collate overall reporting on the strategy.