The external context - Our Strategy
Like all organisations we need to be prepared for, and responsive to developing trends, new challenges and change that emerge at a local, regional, national and global level. These include both threats and opportunities for Oxford. Over the next four years we expect this to include:
- The need to address the economic impacts and poverty related issues in Oxford as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
- The need to significantly accelerate actions to combat climate change while managing increased risks of flooding
- Managing and mitigating the impacts of Brexit on Oxford’s citizens and businesses
- Responding as necessary to the agenda set out by the UK Government
- Opportunities to apply innovations in technology and big data to improve the productivity of public services, alongside the task of managing the disruption to jobs that is likely to accompany this
- Harnessing the Oxford-Cambridge Arc growth opportunity to ensure we deliver inclusive and clean growth for Oxfordshire
- The high cost of housing in Oxford putting ownership out of the reach of many, and insecure tenancies preventing families setting down roots
- Rising levels of obesity and an ageing population that puts increasing pressure on many public services
- The increasing impact of cybercrime
- Engaging proactively with equality, diversity and inclusion issues highlighted by the Black Lives Matter movement
