The Western Cape Economic Development Partnership, known as the EDP, was established in April 2012 by over 150 institutional stakeholders to improve the performance of the Cape Town and Western Cape socio-economic development system.

They help partners from different sectors – public, private, civil society, philanthropy, education and research – to address system challenges, to work together to support national plans to implement the SDGs, and to grow the local, metropolitan and regional economy in an inclusive way. 

They specialise in partnering practices for whole-of-government – across silos, disciplines, departments, spheres, spaces and boundaries – and whole-of-society – connecting public, private, non-profit, community, knowledge sectors.