About emda

East Midlands Development Agency (emda) is one of nine Regional Development Agencies in England, set up in 1999 to bring a regional focus to economic development.

The Coalition Government announced in June 2010 that RDAs will cease to exist beyond March 2012 and that economic development and regeneration will be led by Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), where locally-elected leaders will work with businesses. 

emda is working closely with Government and partners in the region to manage the transition of its responsibilities to ensure specific areas of activity are carried forward appropriately.

Working closely with our sponsor government department, the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS), emda is also ensuring that a relevant legacy of the Agency’s activity remains through the retention of relevant knowledge and information that will assist both local businesses and any organisations continuing to deliver economic support in the East Midlands in the future.