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 opportunities and threats and build scenarios for the future

Local marketing: shape local marketing strategies by evaluating the characteristics of regional and local areas

Working with partners: use Local Knowledge as an interactive tool for ensuring that all local partners have access to a common evidence base and share the same view of local challenges

Supporting bids for funding: generate powerful analysis and rankings to support funding bids

Set an area within its regional and sub-regional context: ensure local areas are correctly positioned within a sub-regional and regional setting

Benchmarking local area performance: generate national league tables and monitor local area performance against neighbouring areas

Monitoring and evaluation: use Local Knowledge to provide a framework for monitoring change and evaluating the success of strategies

Performance management: support your performance management framework and track progress against agreed national and local targets

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