How we work

There are hundreds of different organisations working to make their part of the East of England better. Whether it's a large organisation working across the whole of the East of England or a small voluntary group working in one town, everyone has something to offer but only limited resources to call on.

EEDA works at a regional level, using a budget of £140 million to focus on three key roles:

Setting and shaping the direction of economic development in the East of England
Persuading and influencing others to bring resources together to find innovative ways to solve challenging economic issues
Investing in imaginative projects that challenge the norm and will have a significant impact on economic development in the East of England.

On a local level we work with a range of sub-regional economic partnerships. You can find out more about sub-regional economic partnerships here.

We also work very closely with the East of England Regional Assembly (EERA). You can find out how EERA and EEDA work together here.

Setting a focus

Historically EEDA has been responsible for a wide range of short to medium term projects and funding schemes. However, our most recent regional economic strategy and corporate plan (which can be downloaded from the core documents section of the site) identified a need for more co-ordinated working across the region.

In order to do this EEDA has identified four priority areas of work. Each has a dedicated team focussed on delivery and all absorb several themes which affect everything we do:

Rural working
Sustainable working
Tourism
The region's infrastructure
Branding the East of England
Equality and diversity

You can find more specific details on the priorities and themes pages of this site.

EEDA-funded research

In order to help us shape regional strategy, EEDA also commissions research studies in areas of interest. All our research reports are published on the East of England Observatory site.

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