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Under new ownership...

Oliver Nicholls wrote 2 years ago: The Observatory has now transferred to Marketing Birmingham Office: Marketing Birmingham, Floor 4, M … more →

Tags: West Midlands, west midlands regional observatory, marketing birmingham, Transfer

Update on our future

Oliver Nicholls wrote 2 years ago: Following announcement of its abolition, Advantage West Midlands is seeking new ownership for the We … more →

Tags: west midlands regional observatory

The future of the Observatory1 comment

Oliver Nicholls wrote 2 years ago: Following the announcement of its abolition, Advantage West Midlands is seeking new ownership for th … more →

Tags: Regional Data and Intelligence Network, West Midlands, west midlands regional observatory, future of the observatory, wmro.org

Endorsement of our Economic Inclusion research

Oliver Nicholls wrote 2 years ago: Here’s a short video featuring Trudi Elliott, Chair of the West Midlands Economic Inclusion Pa … more →

Tags: Research, Regional Data and Intelligence Network, Economic inclusion, West Midlands, west midlands regional observatory, Economy & Labour Force, Employment Data, Policy, evidence-based policy

West Midlands Regional Observatory, England, UK1 comment

David Carey wrote 2 years ago: The West Midlands Regional Observatory produces research, facts and figures about the West Midlands. … more →

Tags: Performance Reporting and Mapping, Data Visualization software, data presentation and analysis, data presentation software, data observatory, west midlands regional observatory

New Fit for the Future articles published: what's your vision of a low carbon future?

Gavin Wray wrote 2 years ago: We’ve launched a new website as part of our Fit for the Future project. Earlier this year we a … more →

Tags: Regional Data and Intelligence Network, West Midlands, Economy & Labour Force, Environment, State of the Region, Low carbon, low carbon, Low-carbon economy, fftf2

Local impact of public sector job cuts featured on BBC Politics Show

Gavin Wray wrote 2 years ago: In advance of the government’s spending review announcement on Wednesday 20 October, the BBC P … more →

Tags: Skills, Research, Regional Data and Intelligence Network, West Midlands, west midlands regional observatory, Economy & Labour Force, Population & Society, Employment Data, Unemployment

We’re moving…

Oliver Nicholls wrote 2 years ago: From 22nd October, our offices will be based at: 3 Priestley Wharf, Holt Street, Birmingham, B7 4BN. … more →

Tags: west midlands regional observatory, Moving, Office Move, 3 Priestley Wharf, B7 4BN

Oracle summer 2010 newsletter out now

Gavin Wray wrote 2 years ago: The summer edition of our Oracle newsletter (pdf, 404kb) is now available, rounding up our recent re … more →

Tags: Research, Regional Data and Intelligence Network, West Midlands, west midlands regional observatory, Research team news, Oracle, Newsletter

Inward investment into the West Midlands 2009/10 – a local analysis1 comment

Russell Hornsey wrote 2 years ago: In 2009/10 there were 84 inward investment successes in the West Midlands and another four knowledge … more →

Tags: Birmingham, Black Country, City Region, Coventry, dudley, Economy & Labour Force, enterprise, herefordshire, Innovation

The multiple risk factors of worklessness

Oliver Nicholls wrote 2 years ago: By isolating the ‘risk factors’ and certain combinations of ‘risk factors’ a … more →

Tags: Research, Economic inclusion, West Midlands, west midlands regional observatory, Economy & Labour Force, Employment Data, Employment, West Midlands economy, Economy

Observatory is regarded more highly than ever by customers

Oliver Nicholls wrote 2 years ago: Customer satisfaction with the West Midlands Observatory is at its highest ever level according to a … more →

Tags: west midlands regional observatory, Performance, Customer Satisfaction, Investors in Excellence

Up-skilling and diversification are key to growth and job creation across the West Midlands

Andy Phillips wrote 2 years ago: Targeting investment on higher value added sectors such as digital media and medical technologies, a … more →

Tags: Skills, West Midlands, west midlands regional observatory, Economy & Labour Force, Press Release, Research, Employment, Economy, Local Government

Open data: Challenges and opportunities

iconpartnership wrote 2 years ago: I am co-producing an open data event on 15th July  with West Midlands Regional Observatory. Open da … more →

Tags: open data, regional observatory

Research published on prospects for the West Midlands economy post recession

Andy Phillips wrote 2 years ago: At the end of June, the Observatory published The West Midlands Economy Post Recession: Key Issues a … more →

Tags: Skills, Research, Regional Data and Intelligence Network, Economic inclusion, West Midlands, west midlands regional observatory, enterprise, Innovation, Economy & Labour Force

What's your vision of a low carbon future?1 comment

stephenhowarth wrote 2 years ago: Most people now agree that the future economy will need to be a low carbon one. But what would a low … more →

Tags: Research, Regional Data and Intelligence Network, West Midlands, Sustainable Development, Low carbon, Low-carbon economy, westmidlands, lowcarbon, fitforthefuture

Recession impacted unemployment numbers but long-term issues around worklessness remain

Rosie Day wrote 2 years ago: New research from the Observatory shows the recession has led to nearly 100,000 more unemployed peop … more →

Tags: Research, Economic inclusion, West Midlands, west midlands regional observatory, Economy & Labour Force, Population & Society, Employment Data, Unemployment, recession

Upcoming event: multiple risk factors of worklessness

Gavin Wray wrote 2 years ago: We’re hosting an event on 6th July to share the findings and implications of our recent resear … more →

Tags: Events, Research, Economic inclusion, West Midlands, west midlands regional observatory, Economy & Labour Force, Population & Society, Population, Unemployment

Recently published research by the Observatory: June 2010

Gavin Wray wrote 2 years ago: In our website survey back in February, respondents asked for more posts about what the Observatory … more →

Tags: Research, West Midlands, west midlands regional observatory, Research team news, publications


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