To address the challenges of our core strategy - productivity-led economic growth, a low carbon economy, and priority places - the most important things that the RDA will do in the next three years are:

• provide vision, direction and leadership on the region's economy;
• support business and encourage enterprise;
• enable the development of a low carbon, resource efficient economy;
• encourage science and innovation;
• help people acquire the skills the economy needs;
• plan for growth and create successful places;
• enable the development of the region's communications infrastructure.