Measuring Innovation in the West Midlands -Innovation Dashboard West Midlands Regional Observatory October 2009 West Midlands Regional Observatory 2009

Development of the Dashboard European Innovation Scoreboard EEDA Benchmarking Exercise The dashboard concept allows for: Comparison against other regions Grading the region’s position to allow for an ‘at a glance’ summary of performance Identification of the best performing region in the UK West Midlands Regional Observatory 2009

European Innovation Scoreboard

EEDA Benchmarking Exercise

The dashboard concept allows for:

Comparison against other regions

Grading the region’s position to allow for an ‘at a glance’ summary of performance

Identification of the best performing region in the UK

Dashboard Framework Inputs – Actions that contribute to the innovative practices and create innovative climates Links – Indicators which bring people and businesses together (infrastructure and networks) Outputs – measure how successful innovative practices have been. West Midlands Regional Observatory 2009

Inputs – Actions that contribute to the innovative practices and create innovative climates

Links – Indicators which bring people and businesses together (infrastructure and networks)

Outputs – measure how successful innovative practices have been.

Inputs West Midlands Regional Observatory 2009 This represents only a selection of the Dashboard indicators

Links West Midlands Regional Observatory 2009

Outputs West Midlands Regional Observatory 2009

Any questions? More details on our website www.wmro.org Email [email_address] Telephone Andrew Hermann on 0121 202 3247 West Midlands Regional Observatory 2009

More details on our website www.wmro.org

Email [email_address]

Telephone Andrew Hermann on 0121 202 3247