Local Economic Development Unit
Notices
LEDU
Who are we?
The Local Economic Development Unit (LEDU) primarily comprises a Local Economic Development Officer (LEDO) and Local Economic Development Assistant (LEDA). We are tasked with helping the region achieve sustainable economic growth and improve the quality of life for residents. The units objective is to stimulate investments that will promote sustained high growth within the community. We focus on the region’s potential and assess its comparative advantage, identifying new and existing market opportunities for business, and reducing obstacles to business expansion and creation.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Providing local oversight to the demonstration projects at the community level.
- Assist in identifying local resources, both human and community assets for local economic development
- Act as a liaison between NGO’s and CBOs, various groups and project beneficiaries at the community level.
- Identifying the needs of local entrepreneurs and business start-ups for technical assistance.
- Encourage sustainable gender sensitive and environmentally sound business practices.
- Assist with the identification, documentation and dissemination of LED best practices.
Local Economic Development Planning and Advisory Committee (LEDPAC)
About Us
This Group, which should operate under the auspices of the Diego Martin Borough Corporation, is geared at providing a municipal platform to facilitate and support targeted local economic activities.
Functions
- To listen and interact with local and external stakeholders;
- To identify and tackle the challenges to local business and economic development;
- To recommend new initiatives and investments (to be implemented by the Municipal
Corporation, Central Government Agencies and others) that would improve the local business environment, foster innovation and strengthen the municipal economy; - To monitor the progress of existing LED programmes and to provide on their implementation; and
- To provide guidance on the use of Corporation’s resources to achieve the objectives of Municipal LED.
The Road Forward
Our Commitment to Sustainability
The Local Economic Development Unit (LEDU) of the Diego Martin Borough Corporation (DMBC), participated in the prestigious Green Infrastructure Conference 2025, held on January 23-24 at the Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business. This invitation emphasises the LEDU’s growing role in the promotion of sustainable economic development and environmental initiatives.
The conference aligned with one of the LEDU’s core pillars, Prosperity and it provided a platform for clean climate tech. innovators to highlight several initiatives that could help businesses and NGOs thrive, while fostering sustainable economic growth in Diego Martin.
This opportunity provided the LEDU with the chance to engage with green finance and infrastructure experts, explore funding for local environmental and economic projects, as well as network with local companies specialising in waste management, eco-tourism, and land regeneration.
Moving forward into 2025, the LEDU is committed to pursuing green initiatives while strengthening partnerships with environmental organisations, and exploring opportunities for advanced waste management and sustainable urban planning. Additionally, the LEDU aims to introduce environmental education programmes and hands-on sustainability projects in schools, engaging students in eco-tourism and conservation efforts.
Through our participation, the LEDU reaffirms its commitment to a greener, more economically resilient Diego Martin.