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Advantage West Midlands was established in 1999 as one of nine regional development agencies (RDAs) in England. RDAs were created by the UK Government to drive sustainable economic development and social and physical regeneration through a business-led approach. Operating at arms length from government, RDAs had business-led Boards that were appointed by the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills. Advantage West Midlands was closed on 31 March 2012 as part of the wider closure of the RDA network. ==Investment== Between 1999 and 2012 Advantage West Midlands invested £3 billion to support sustainable economic development in the West Midlands region, generating a range of outputs including: *150,000 businesses assisted to improve their performance; *10,000 businesses created; *140,000 jobs created or safeguarded; *160,000 people assisted to improve their skills; *£2 billion of private sector investment levered in; and *1,200 hectares of brownfield land reclaimed or redeveloped. (The above outputs are based on Government-defined measures. Each RDA reported performance against these measures in their Annual Report and Accounts.〔http://www.advantagewm.co.uk/Images/Annual%20Report%20and%20Accounts%202008%20-%202009_tcm9-24053.pdf〕) The Government also commissioned independent evaluation and assessments of RDA performance. *In 2007, the Government commissioned economic development consultants Price WaterhouseCoopers to evaluate the effectiveness of RDA investment programmes. Their final report was published in March 2009. It indicated that every £1 invested by Advantage West Midlands was returning £7.45 of value (Gross value Added, or GVA) to the regional economy. Subsequent evaluations commissioned by the Agency indicated that, by 2010, this return had increased to £8.14 for every £1 invested. *The National Audit Office undertook two detailed assessments of RDA performance – the Independent Performance Assessment of 2006-7 and the Independent Supplementary Review of 2009-10. In each, Advantage West Midlands achieved the maximum possible rating. In addition to Government-commissioned evaluations or assessments - and as part of its own continuous improvement programme – from 2007 Advantage West Midlands participated in the annual “Midlands Excellence Awards,"〔(Midlands Excellence Award )〕 with the following results: *2007 - Achieved the “Investors in Excellence” standard *2008 - “Finalist” *2009 - “Finalist”, “Highly Commended” and “Most Improved Organisation” *2010 - Overall award winner (“large public sector” category) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Advantage West Midlands」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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