Capabilities of The Team & Data Held

Listed below are the capabilities of the Regional Intelligence Unit.

For a full list of the RIU suite of databases please click here.

 Capabilities  Expertise  Useful Links
Building and Facilitation
  • Bringing expertise and data together
  • Encouraging and facilitating the sharing and building upon regionally held and generated information
  • Facilitating the sharing of expertise and needs between regional organisations
 
Business Analysis
  • Company type
  • Employment counts
  • Market segmentation
  • Sector analysis
Databases
Economic Research
  • Regional Economic Forecasting Panel
  • Econometric modelling

REFP
Cambridge Econometrics

Labour Market Research
  • Employment and unemployment
  • Demographics
  • Local, sub-regional, national and international level analysis
NOMIS
Census 2001
Office for National Statistics
Social Research
  • Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004
  • Insite - house price and income data at postcode level
CLG IMD 2004 Index
Insite
Survey Design and Methodology
  • Social science expertise
  • Questionnaire design and analysis
  • Identifying and developing best practice guides
SPSS
Spatial Analysis
  • Company geocoding in order to map digitally
  • Labour market analysis e.g. demographics
  • IMD 2004 mappings by ward and district
  • Strategic employment site mapping
  • Strategic boundaries and programmes
  • A0, A3 and A4 colour capability
Spatial Intelligence Examples
Web
  • Design and dissemination
  • XML - extensive mark-up language
  • Bespoke HTML scripting
  • Schema
  • HTML online e-briefings and newsletter
E-briefings
Database & Presentations
  • Database development and analysis
  • Data presentation and storage
  • Key intelligence presented graphically, over the web and in hard copy

SPSS
Databases