RESEARCH COUNCIL’S EVIDENCE FOR THE ECONOMIC IMPACT GROUP – 24 APRIL 2006

Introduction The Economic Impact Group (EIG) asked the Research Councils to provide views on how they could deliver and demonstrate a significant increase in the economic impact of their investments, and also to provide information on each Council’s strategy for the allocation of funding. The sections below provide a summary of the main points provided by the Councils in relation to delivering and demonstrating increased economic impact. Annex A provides the individual Council responses to this question, and Annex B the individual Council responses on the allocation of funding. Information from AHRC about the creative industries has been presented previously and is not included in this submission.