(1) The creation of the West Midlands Innovation Board was approved, reporting to the SEP Board, to take a strategic lead in ensuring that innovation
(i) drives economic growth and public service reform, and
(ii) was embedded across the activities of the West Midlands Combined Authority.
(2) The West Midlands Innovation Board would take a new delivery orientated approach for innovation, building on the findings of the West Midlands Science and Innovation Audit, to ensure that innovation delivered tangible economic growth and public service reform across the West Midlands Combined Authority geography.