One of the interesting features of the Entrust
regeneration programmes is the development of intermediaries. They may
be public sector organisations (like Kvarterløft secretariats),
not-for-profits (like Gorbals Initiative, OTRA, Malta Regeneration
Agency), or for-profits (like STEG). Their structure – which reflects
the approach of their country - is less important than the role they
play. They act in an independent way which may not be possible for the
traditional public sector organisation bound by committee structures and
legislation. They can move at a different speed, are more closely linked
to the neighbourhood, the residents and to the businesses. They are
developing an understanding of the private sector – in the variety of
its role, motivation, capacity and opportunities. And they can capture
the confidence of the sector and build upon it.