The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) has become the first regional development agency (RDA) in England to launch an online blog. This new development will help EEDA and its partners discuss how to respond to the big issues facing the region such as climate change, growth and competing in the global economy.

The blog (short for weblog) is a regularly updated website that creates
a two-way, online conversation between EEDA and businesses, public
sector and community sector partners and residents. It will provide a
platform for regional leaders and the public to engage directly with
EEDA by offering the ability to add publicly-viewable comments on every
entry that is posted.

David Marlow,
chief executive of EEDA, said:

“The East of England is the ideas region and this bold new initiative
will enable us to share EEDA’s ideas and aspirations for the region with
partners, businesses and residents. We want to improve the way in which
we can engage with people in the region to help drive sustainable
economic development.”

Rachel Bosworth,
executive director of communications and enterprise, added:

“EEDA is committed to constantly finding new ways to interact with the
region’s business and public sector leaders and professionals in
economic development and regeneration to share ideas and best practice.
Being the first RDA to harness this new technology will help us to reach
out to new audiences and build on our reputation of promoting and
developing innovation to drive economic growth and regeneration in the
East of England.”

By presenting these key issues for discussion in a new and open-access
forum, EEDA expects to reach a new audience of technology-savvy business
leaders, particularly in small and medium sized enterprises, keen to
have their say on the development of the East of England as well as
encouraging more businesses to use this type of technology.

To access the new blog visit: www.eeda.org.uk/blog