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Welcome to Observations. Our contributors are from the West Midlands Regional Observatory, the source of regional research, facts and figures since 2002.

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Speed dating: bringing the Regional Data & Intelligence Network together

Posted on 28 May 2010 by Oliver Nicholls

Attendees at all-group networking event Last Friday, for the first time in its history, we brought together all the groups associated with the Regional Data and Intelligence Network. Members of the Economy & Labour Force, Population & Society, Environment and Geographical Information groups met, with the aim of drawing the network closer together and identifying common areas of work.

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Filed under: Economy & Labour Force, Environment, Events, Geographical Information, Population & Society, Regional Data and Intelligence Network, Research, West Midlands, West Midlands Regional Observatory | Tagged: intelligence, network, networking, RDIN, Research | Leave a comment »

Breaking out of the silo – a case study

Posted on 10 June 2009 by Oliver Nicholls

The West Midlands Regional Observatory is an excellent example of cross-organisation and cross-departmental working, according to a recent case study by the Improvement & Development Agency (I&DeA).

According to the study, the Observatory is a rich resource providing information, knowledge and expertise to a range of audiences.

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Filed under: Data, Geographical Information, Maps, Regional Data and Intelligence Network, West Midlands, West Midlands Regional Observatory | Tagged: case-study, Geographical information, gis, I&DeA, Improvement and Development Agency, networking, partnership, silo working, West Midlands Regional Observatory | Leave a comment »