The drivers in this section represent the major forces driving the private sector within the North East, these comprise of issues internal to the region and also those external forces which are acting on the market place in which local organisations find themselves operating.

Issues such as the advancements in communications technologies and the increased influence of large multinationals has had a huge impact upon the way we do business, the world is less limited geography and traditional barriers to accessing new markets are being removed.

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