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Briefings and reports

All our briefings and reports can be found on this page.

For further information, please contact us.

Briefings

Open Data Briefing: Policy and Practice - January 2011 [pdf / 90KB] This briefing outlines government policy and activity relating to the open data agenda. It include links to government and other websites which contain further information

Local Economic Assessment Briefing August 2010 [pdf / 468KB] This briefing covers Local Economic Assessments and the work of several Regional Observatories.

Reports

Regional Competitiveness Report 2005 [pdf / 1.78MB] Produced in partnership with the Regional Studies Association, this report is a collection of abridged academic articles regional competitiveness. Articles consider what is meant by regional competitiveness, in what ways regions compete and how public agencies can help regions gain competitive advantage.

The State of Regional Research 2004 [pdf / 1.41MB] Written in partnership with the Regional Studies Association tthis compendium of abridged articles is intended for researchers and policy makers in England at both the regional and national levels. Themes covered include productivity, enterprise, skills, quality of life, disparities, governance and research.