Corporate Research Programme

The SWRDA Corporate Research Programme (CRP) co-ordinates strategic research across the South West RDA, aiming to improve the quality and providing a relevant evidence base for regional activity.  The Programme is managed by the South West RDA's Economics and Evidence Team.

The Corporate Research Programme has delivered a large number of interesting, relevant reports which can be accessed here. 

Key research includes:

• Productivity, Agglomeration and Spillovers, 2010

• South West Purchasing Managers Index, 2010

• EU Cohesion Policy Post 2013, 2010 

• Rural Low Carbon, 2010

• R-ISEW (regional index of sustainable economic well-being) for all the English regions, 2009

• Rural Share of Deprivation, 2009

• South West Global Entrepreneur Monitor, 2009

• Higher Level Vocational Skills: Best Practice Event, 2009

• National Business Survey, Autumn 2009

• National Business Survey, Spring 2009 

• Alumni Networks in the South West, 2009

• The impact of graduate placements on businesses in the SW of England, 2009

• UK Recession Scenarios: Impact on SWE, Sectors and Places, 2009

• Green Economic Recovery, 2009

• South West Global Entrepreneur Monitor, 2008

• Globalisation and the South West, 2008 

• R-ISEW (regional index of sustainable economic well-being) for all the English regions, 2008

• Sustainable Live/Work, 2008

• National Business Survey, Autumn 2008

• National Business Survey, Spring 2008

• CBI/SWRDA Regional Business Survey, 2007

• Meeting the Trade Challenge, 2007

• Market Cluster Sector Research, 2007

• Regional Sustainable Development Framework Web-based Tool, 2007

• Economic Inclusion in the South West, 2007

• Delivering Economic Inclusion – Lessons from Single Regeneration Budget, 2007

• Impact of ICT on the South West Economy, 2007

• Research Mechanisms for Rural business, 2006

• Meeting the Productivity Challenge 2 Update, 2006

• Meeting the Productivity Challenge, 2005

• Business uptake, understanding and awareness of ICT and Broadband in the South West, 2005

• Ecological footprint of the South West of England, 2005

• Icon projects, 2005

• Spatial Dynamics, 2004

• Scenarios 2026, 2004

• State of the Key Sectors, Vol 1, 2004

• State of the Key Sectors, Vol 2, 2004

• A Review of the Sector Approach as a Tool to improve Business Competitiveness, 2004

• Great Expectations: A Study of Work-Based Learning, 2004

• Regional Skills supply and demand Study (Skills Shortages), 2004

• Understanding and Improving Productivity, 2003

The Research Review 2009 -2010 is the latest synopsis of research delivered through the Corporate Research Programme.

The Research Review is a a synopsis of CRP research undertaken in 2006 and 2007.

The research currently underway is set out in the outline delivery plan for 2009/10. 
 
The RDA is very keen to make the most of opportunities for co-operation and collaboration in its research programme and would welcome expressions of interest in the proposed projects. 

For more information please contact the Economy Module Team.