The New Growth Path EDD has coordinated government work on a new growth path. The following three workstreams sum up the work to date. . Research and policy work - Research towards the new growth path commenced in 2009. A framework for the growth path was developed, the approach was adopted of identifying key "job drivers" in the economy, i.e. sectors with a high employment potential. Research was undertaken in these areas and initial estimates on the numbers of jobs that could be realised were made. EDD consolidated this research into a draft Growth Path document. . Workshops and policy sessions - Following the broad conceptual work on the growth path, EDD hosted a number of Departmental workshops and consultations to draw in external expertise and tap into the work that has been done elsewhere. A workshop focusing on the exchange rate was held on 7 December, which identified a range of interventions used by governments across the world to address exchange-range competitiveness challenges. The EDD also conducted workshops with the IDC on the Growth Path, which identified areas of data and research, and considered the outcome of IDC work sources of new job growth. . Processes in the Economic Cluster and within government - the EDD worked closely with the Economic Cluster in developing key issues in the growth path.