Manx Executive Challenge
Doolane ny Reiree Manninagh

MEC 2006

The 2006 Challenges

  • The Blue Team Challenge meet the Blue Team and read their report.

    Not all parents wish to work and would prefer to be full time parents. However, for those parents who want to work, does childcare provision on the Island present a barrier to the full participation of parents in the workforce? The DTI and other Departments of Government consider that subsidising childcare tends to increase the cost at source; the consensus is that other ways of increasing access to childcare need to be considered.

    The Challenge

    • a) Consider

      • a. Cost, availability and accessibility of childcare

      • b. Attitudes to childcare and working parents

    • b) Produce recommendations and a cost benefit analysis of improving access to childcare

  • The Green Team Challenge meet the Green Team and read their report.

    All business sectors on the Island produce waste. This waste has to be managed as part of the business process and either recovered for re-use or recycling, or for disposal. With the introduction of the ‘polluter pays’ principle, the cost to business of managing waste has increased substantially, therefore waste management costs are now a very real part of business overheads.

    While larger organisations may have access to professional advice on waste minimisation, small businesses do not generally get such opportunities to review their waste quantities and types and to consider alternative strategies and options for waste minimisation in order to reduce their costs.

    The Challenge

    Develop a comprehensive and integrated scheme that Small Businesses will be able to use that will assist them to include waste management as part of their business planning and cost control processes, and to address and implement (as an on-going process) waste minimisation and recycling initiatives.

  • The Red Team Challenge meet the Red Team and read their report.

    Tourism is, by its very nature, a fragmented industry. The Tourism Strategy considers that industry representation should be strengthened in order for improved support to be given to the key issues the Isle of Man is now facing particularly in the areas of product development and marketing. In particularly it is recognised that the accommodation sector has lacked co-ordination and leadership and that a representative body for this sector and the hospitality industry as a whole should be encouraged to provide improved representation.

    The Challenge

    • a) To recommend the most effective structure for the newly reformed Manx Hospitality Association.

    • b) Produce a development plan for the Association to maximise its influence in the positive growth of the hospitality industry on the Isle of Man

    • c) Recommend how the Association should be funded to give best value for money for the relevant stakeholders

  • The Yellow Team Challenge meet the Yellow Team and read their report.

    Recent anecdotal evidence suggests that whilst the Isle of Man Government is creating an increasingly attractive environment for new businesses, more attention is required in respect of other factors which influence inward investment such as the image and environment of the Island’s town centres.

    The Challenge

    • a) What is the impact of the environmental quality of the Isle of Man’s town centres on the Island’s economy

    • b) What are the likely benefits to the Manx economy of investing in a comprehensive improvement of:

      • a. Douglas town centre
      • b. Other town centres
    • c) What changes should be made for the best results

The Blue Team

The Blue Team with their mentor, Iris Belshaw (second from right).

Members

Lee McLellan
Jessica Hardman
Victoria Wilson
Craig Hindle
Clare Dalton
Graham Bates

The Child Care Report Part 1
The Child Care Report Part 2

The Green Team

The Green Team with their Mentor, Penny Creighton (third from left).

Members

William Nelson
Vicky Campanelle
Sharon Mitchell
Victoria Horne
Anthony Deakin

The Waste Management Report

The Red Team (The MEC 2006 Winners)

The Red Team with the Lieutenant Governor, Vice Admiral Sir Paul Kenneth Haddacks KCB (third from the right) and the Trophy.

Richard Slee

Cassi Lace

Chris Blake

Lisa Duckworth

Kerry Dawson

Members

Chris Blake
Lisa Duckworth
Cassi Lace
Kerry Dawson
Richard Slee

The Tourism Report

The Yellow Team

The Yellow Team with their mentor, Jan Bujko (third from the left).

Members

Andrew Cowie
Emma Gleave
Amy Bates
Katheryn Crooks
Jason Moorehouse

The Town Centre Report