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Skills needed to kick start the West Midlands economic recovery
While there are tentative signs of an upturn in the labour market, with more firms looking to recruit new staff and invest in training, the economic recovery is expected to be weak and protracted. Hea… more →
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Skills needed to kick start the West Midlands economic recovery
Andy Phillips wrote 2 weeks ago: While there are tentative signs of an upturn in the labour market, with more firms looking to recrui … more →
Securing a healthy natural environment for today and the future
Susana Flores wrote 3 weeks ago: The most recent meeting of the Observatory’s Environment topic group reviewed evidence to … more →
Observatory featured in new Analysis of Place newsletter
Andrina Dhillon wrote 1 month ago: We’re featured in the first issue of the Analysis of Place newsletter, published quarterly by … more →
State of the Region dialogue on climate change published
Susana Flores wrote 1 month ago: We’ve published the State of the Region dialogue Challenge or opportunity? How to plan for Cli … more →
Regional innovation scoreboard imminent
martin sullivan wrote 1 month ago: Most of the time we compare the relative performance of the West Midlands to that of other English r … more →
West Midlands 'output gap' has risen to £15bn
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Oliver Nicholls wrote 1 month ago: The West Midlands’ economy is less productive than the national average, and the gap is growing, acc … more →
Innovating out of recession workshop summary
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Andrew Hermann wrote 1 month ago: With innovation seen as a key way for businesses to navigate the recession, the Innovating out of Re … more →
What will be the key drivers for the West Midlands' future? Notes from 'Regional Drivers for the Future' workshop at the Observatory's 2009 conference
Lauren Amery wrote 2 months ago: There was little disagreement from workshop participants with Gill Bentley’s opening suggestio … more →
Presentations and speeches from Annual Conference
Gavin Wray wrote 2 months ago: Left to right: Rosie Paskins, Richard Hyde, Richard Woolhouse We held our Annual Conference, titled … more →
BBC News: "UK population 'to rise to 71.6m'"
wallscometumblingdown wrote 2 months ago: As being reported on the BBC website, the population of the UK is expected to increase from 61m to 7 … more →
New Publication: 'The West Midlands' Changing Population'
wallscometumblingdown wrote 2 months ago: The West Midlands Regional Observatory (WMRO) has today published a series of new policy reports as … more →
Live blogging the Observatory's Annual Conference
Gavin Wray wrote 2 months ago: Our 2009 Annual Conference, titled West Midlands: Fit for the Future?, takes place tomorrow in Sutto … more →
Challenge or opportunity? How to plan for climate change
Susana Flores wrote 2 months ago: Today is Blog Action Day 2009, when more than 8,000 blogs from 146 countries are discussing issues a … more →
Feedback on Sharing Information Digitally event
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Andrina Dhillon wrote 2 months ago: We hosted an event on Sharing Information Digitally on 7th October 2009 at Millennium Point in Birmi … more →
Debate on the future of the region is picking up pace
Oliver Nicholls wrote 2 months ago: The West Midlands: Fit for the Future? debate is picking up pace, with the Observatory today publish … more →
Blog Action Day ’09 Climate Change
Susana Flores wrote 2 months ago: 15th October is Blog Action Day 2009, an annual event when bloggers around the world post about a co … more →
Roundup from Sharing Information Digitally event
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Gavin Wray wrote 2 months ago: Yesterday’s event at Millennium Point looked at the whys and hows of making public data more a … more →
Follow 'Sharing Information Digitally' event live
Gavin Wray wrote 2 months ago: You can keep up-to-date with comments and tweets about this event as it unfolds on 7th October using … more →
User satisfaction with the Observatory exceeds targets
Andrina Dhillon wrote 2 months ago: The West Midlands Regional Observatory’s User Satisfaction Survey 2009 (PDF, 849kb) found that … more →
