EEDA - East of England Development Agency

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Strategy and Intelligence

Important decisions about the region's economic future - and EEDA's strategic development - require in-depth statistical, analytical evidence-based research.

EEDA's Strategy and Intelligence programme - including Insight East, the newly established Regional Intelligence Centre - significantly upgrades our evaluation capacity, providing the right kind of information for effective policy and decision-making.

EEDA's objective

To deliver high quality, evidence-based policy making, evaluation and investment planning in the East of England.

EEDA's strategy team

EEDA's strategy team coordinates the review process of the economic strategy for the East of England. This is done through stakeholder consultation and consensus. The role of the strategy team involves:

• facilitating core strategic documents that set the economic agenda for the region. These include the draft regional economic strategy and EEDA's corporate plan
• developing an evaluation policy that examines the outcomes of EEDA's programmes and projects
• maintaining EEDA's funding for research projects.

Insight East

Insight East is the region's economic intelligence centre. Launched in March 2009, it provides EEDA's strategy team and its partners with the evidence, intelligence and analysis to inform the development of the East of England's economy.

Insight's East role is to:

• provide easily accessible, high-quality economic research to non-technical audiences
• assist policy makers in making informed choices and decisions about the economy
• be responsive to stakeholder and partner needs
• work in a strategic manner to address regional economic priorities
• conduct research that is significant to the regional economy.

What will the programme achieve?

• a high quality regional economic strategy that drives behaviour and investment in the East of England
• a first class intelligence centre that supports EEDA's strategic planning, investment and management
• enhanced business intelligence for the region
• evaluation studies to demonstrate EEDA's impact on regional performance and policy development.

Latest news

• Businesses need to ‘punch harder and further’ to compete internationally 13 July 2010 Businesses in the East of England should look to China, Russia and Eastern Europe for new export opportunities but be prepared to compete aggressively in traditional markets says report from the economic experts at the East of England Development Agency.
• Demand for business services jobs in future 16 June 2010 Accountants, R&D staff and carers will be among the top jobs in demand over the next few years a report the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) published today concludes.
• Business leaders call on new government to ‘back the economy in the East of England’ 19 May 2010 Business leaders from across the East of England today published a hard-hitting blueprint for economic growth, which calls for a new partnership between business and government.
• Businesses see confidence and cashflow returning 17 May 2010 The latest quarterly economic report published today by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) shows that although conditions are still tough for businesses there are signs that access to capital is improving.
• Innovative action plan for region published 9 March 2010 An innovative action plan which sets out how the region can create enough homes and jobs in the future, while protecting the environment and reducing carbon emissions, has been published today.

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