Regional economic strategy for the East Midlands 2006-2009 - 'A flourishing region' technical paper number 1

This technical paper provides a detailed description of the framework of indicators and targets used to measure progress in the Regional Economic Strategy for the East Midlands, ‘A Flourishing Region’. The overarching aim of this framework is to ensure optimal alignment between activity going forwards and the regional priorities set out in the new RES.1 The approach is modelled on that used successfully to support the development of the East Midlands Regional Skills Partnership, the esp, in 2004 – an approach that has received wide support from partners, been replicated in other regions and stimulated significant interest in Government. The framework has been developed in partnership with Anne Green, Principal Research Fellow at the Warwick Institute of Employment Research