West Midlands Local Policy Innovation Partnerships, Phase 1 Data, 2023

In this project we capitalised on the achievements of the West Midlands Regional Economic Development Institute (WMREDI) collaboration and the policy-focused research efforts of our university affiliates throughout the West Midlands. Our focus in Phase 1 revolved around establishing, enhancing, and diversifying partnerships between research entities/teams and regional stakeholders, with the goal of pinpointing local needs and devising a strategy to address them in our Phase 2 WM LPIP agenda. We were committed to making strides in tackling 'wicked problems', which were notoriously difficult due to their intricate and interwoven nature, alongside more straightforward issues where the prospects for communities and locales could be swiftly elevated. This record contains data from 1) mapping sub-regional administrative data in the West Midlands and 2) sub-regional workshops in the West Midlands with key stakeholders and community members.