The Mission Statement
To offer public agencies, private firms and voluntary and community organisations in the West Midlands improved access to well-organised information, thereby enhancing and sharing understanding in and of the region and its sub-regions and improving the quality of strategy formulation, policy making and service provision.
The Strategic Objectives
- Support regional policy decision-making through the provision of intelligence based conclusions and (where appropriate) policy implications.
- Monitor and evaluate the progress and impact of regional strategies and programmes.
- Engage the region in determining regional data and intelligence priorities and seek better alignment of regional resources.
- Coordinate and facilitate the delivery of agreed new research priorities where appropriate.
- Provide effective access to intelligence to encourage higher standards of evidence-based decision-making.
- Lead best data and intelligence practice by sharing best practice for research methods and specifications, backed up by an enquiry service.