en-gb MediaSterling ClickSimple™ http://www.localfutures.com Local Knowledge is a powerful web-based service for local strategies and marketing. Local Knowledge has a range of applications for analysing the performance of regions and localities. They are easy and quick to use and are designed to help users generate a better understanding of the city - economically, socially, environmentally. We are pleased to announce the launch of our new Summary Place Profiles . These reports provide a comprehensive analysis of your area and tell a compelling story of place . As a special introductory offer, you can purchase a Summary Place Profile for only 1,500 (plus VAT). Please feel free to download a sample report or email us your order. Please see below for a full table with example reports. Reports can be generated on a range of issues, in combination providing a comprehensive assessment o ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/Local_Knowledge/Place_Profiles/default.aspx#2270 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:03:45 GMT Developed by the Local Futures Group, Local Knowledge is a powerful web-based service for local strategies and marketing. Incorporating the latest thinking on competitiveness and sustainable development, it provides researchers and policy-makers with access to an unrivalled decision support tool that is interactive and easy to use. Are you already convinced? Then simply click on the button, send us an email and you will be ready to go within 48 hours! Local Knowledge Add-ons: Private Space This ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/Local_Knowledge/default.aspx#1872 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:44:53 GMT Local Knowledge is available on subscription and has been designed for use across organisations, acting as a common evidence base for research and policy making. Subscribers to Local Knowledge receive the following: A year's subscription to Local Knowledge: unlimited use of the service - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week An induction pack and user manual: explaining how to get the most out of the service An introductory training session for key users (fees may apply) Access to the Local Knowledge h ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/Local_Knowledge/Subscribe/default.aspx#1843 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:13:11 GMT Local Knowledge is available on subscription and has been designed for use across organisations, acting as a common evidence base for research and policy making. Subscribers to Local Knowledge receive the following: A year's subscription to Local Knowledge: unlimited use of the service - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week An induction pack and user manual: explaining how to get the most out of the service An introductory training session for key users (fees may apply) Access to the Local Knowledge h ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/Local_Knowledge/About_LK/The_LK_service/default.aspx#1665 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:13:11 GMT Benefits of Local Knowledge noted by our subscribers include the following: An online research unit Interactive toolkit for analysing data - map, rank, compare, profile, tabulate, correlate, time series and report card. Assess current conditions and map underlying trends. Unique summary Report Card nationally benchmarking local well-being . Brings data to life and makes research easier. Resources for anticipating future change Share data with colleagues and partners. Major savings on research t ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/Local_Knowledge/About_LK/Benefits/default.aspx#1629 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:07:44 GMT There are many Local Information Systems around, and they don't come cheap. According to a review by CLG, The average development cost for systems is 95,500; average running costs are 59,800 per annum. Development costs ranged from less than 10,000 to nearly 500,000, annual running costs had a similar relatively broad spread between 5,000 and 150,000 per annum. ( Local Information Systems: A review of their role, characteristics and benefits, Summary ) Our SMART Observatories are a cost-effecti ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/Local_Knowledge/Local_Information_System/default.aspx#1667 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:52:01 GMT Local Knowledge Data Packs are a powerful resource for understanding local areas. Data includes economic, social, lifestyle and attitudinal data, robust at low spatial levels, designed to boost the depth of analysis available for your area. Together with detailed user guides and metadata, the Data Packs provide a quick source of all the information required to profile, monitor and benchmark areas. Data Packs have been developed by the Local Futures Group, in association with Acxiom, one of the ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/Local_Knowledge/Data_Packs/default.aspx#2136 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:22:40 GMT Local Knowledge contains all the resources and content necessary to analyse an area's current conditions and anticipate future change. It also provides toolkits and methodologies for creating local area profiles and for shaping future strategies. Analyse current conditions Anticipate future change Analyse current conditions In a fast changing global economy successful strategies need a clear understanding of local strengths and weaknesses. Drawing on an extensive database of published and propr ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/Local_Knowledge/About_LK/Strategy_tool/default.aspx#1727 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:43:18 GMT Local Knowledge contains all the content, resources methodologies necessary to analyse an area's current conditions and anticipate future change. Why not try out the applications for yourself? If you click on the buttons below you can try them, using a small sample of indicators . If you would like a 7 day free trial of the full service, including the wider set of futures and other resources, please contact us or email and we will send you a temporary username and password. Rank Tables of data, ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/Local_Knowledge/Demo_LK/default.aspx#1845 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:40:54 GMT Developed by the Local Futures Group, Local Knowledge is a powerful web-based service for local strategies and marketing. Incorporating the latest thinking on competitiveness and sustainable development, it provides researchers and policy-makers with access to an unrivalled decision support tool that is interactive and easy to use. Local Knowledge is available in two forms: Local Knowledge online: Our web-based service is available on annual subscription, for use across an organisation. It prov ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/Local_Knowledge/About_LK/default.aspx#1863 Sun, 10 Jun 2007 17:05:20 GMT Dawn ( Data About West Norfolk ) has been developed by Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council to support a range of partner-related activities. It supports the work of the Local Strategic Partnership and is designed both to inform and monitor local policies and to aid in the targeting of services. The Halton Observatory allows partners in the Halton Strategic Partnership to pool and share information on Halton and its local communities. Hull Cityknowledge allows partners in Hull's Local St ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/Local_Knowledge/Local_Information_System/default.aspx#1789 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:25:04 GMT Local Knowledge has been designed for a range of policy and research applications. Creating local area profiles: Local Knowledge contains all the data, tools and methodologies necessary to create comprehensive 'area profiles', at a regional, sub-regional, Local Authority District, ward and neighbourhood level. Developing local strategies: use Local Knowledgeto analyse local area performance and identify the strengths and weaknesses of an area. Use the 'future drivers' module to highlight opport ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/Local_Knowledge/About_LK/Applications/default.aspx#1664 Thu, 03 May 2007 11:49:29 GMT