Understanding LED: What? Why? How? Who with what?
What resources are required & where do they come from?
What are the main roles in LED?
What work must be done and in what sequence?
What type of interventions achieve best results efficiently?
What are the key determinants of competitive advantage?
What is a local economy and where are the opportunities?
What outcome are we trying to achieve with LED?
What impact does LED aim to have on citizens?
Who needs to do what in an effective LED system?
What is expected of the leaders of the local economy?
What is expected of LED facilitators?
What is expected of stakeholders contributing to LED?
What is expected of champions driving LED initiatives?

 WHO WE ARE

RED-X is a small consulting firm based in South Africa that works with a network of complimentary skilled and reliable organisations to support stakeholders in local and regional development to increase their success rates. Obsessed with making a real and sustained difference, we go the extra mile to ensure our clients are fully able to realise the benefits of working with us. Our holistic approach is grounded in the belief that economies can change when the behaviour of key persons to the economy change. Our LED approach is closely aligned with approaches promoted by GTZ, Mesopartner and the LED network.

WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY

“This note is to express my sincerest gratitude to you, and to the GTZ: Strengthening Local Governance Programme”, Department of Provincial and Local Government, Deputy Minister Nomatyala Hangana, 2008.

 

“Thank you for the remarkable contribution you have made to this organisation and to this region.” Lowveld Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, 2005.

 

 “It is perhaps not conventional, but our response can be summed in one word: WOW!!!, Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 1998.

CUSTOMERS

Our team members have successfully provided services to the following customers:

 

National Government
The dti (Trade & Industry),

DPLG (Provincial and Local Government),

DST: Tshumisano Trust

 

Provincial Government
Gauteng, Western Cape, Mpumalanga, Limpopo

 

Metros
City of Cape Town, Nelson Mandela Metro, Buffalo City

 

District Municipalities
Capricorn, Sekhukhune, Ilembe

 

Local Municipalities
Marble Hall, Fetakgomo, Mbombela, Cederberg, Madibeng, Bela-Bela, …

 

Donors
GTZ, EU, USAID, Inwent,

 

Sector Development Organisations
Cape Town Fashion Council, CLOTEX, Western Cape Tooling Initiative,

 

Universities
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Nelson Mandela Metro university,

 

Technology Stations
Clothing and Textiles, Agrifood, Downstream Chemicals, Automotive components, Product Development, Electronic Engineering

 

INDUSTRY SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Our experience spans a number of industry sectors, including:

Tourism, Manufacturing, Clothing and Textiles, Agriculture, Agri-processing, Tooling, Property development, Services, Downstream Chemicals, Construction, Fashion and Mining, Small and Medium Enterprises, ICT.  

 



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