by Glenn | Feb 19, 2026 | AI, Future challenges, Industrial development, innovation, labour markets, LMI, Skills, Technology
The Impact of AI on Occupations, Roles and Skills I’ve read 140 UK labour market research and policy documents over the past four months. Here’s a precis of what they are saying about AI and occupational change. The Scale and Pace of Change Across all the...
by Glenn | Dec 22, 2025 | Industrial development, labour markets, Skills, Technology
𝗧𝗵𝗲 “𝗔𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲” 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 Stop me if you’ve heard this before: “AI is coming for everyone’s jobs, we need to prepare for mass unemployment.”...
by Glenn | Dec 8, 2025 | Climate change, Industrial development, Industrial Strategy, Industries, Low carbon, Sustainability, Technology
Let’s get beyond the vague net zero target year, because the risk of not meeting it is realy with only partial commitments and actions to date. ❌ Most economic development agencies are still promoting investments that won’t survive the next decade ❌...
by Glenn | Jul 17, 2025 | funding, innovation, Technology
Got an email from UKRI yesterday – with the pre-announcement of the upcoming £500m Local Innovation Partnerships Fund.This is a major opportunity to boost local and regional innovation, growth and competitiveness!𝘿𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙣 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙙 (𝙎𝙄𝙋𝙁)I...
by Glenn | Jul 3, 2025 | Clusters, Industrial development, Industries, Technology
What are the main lessons and best practices for industry cluster and industrial development? Synthesizing the approaches of Ireland, USA, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, South Korea, Japan, Singapore and the UK reveals a powerful set of common lessons and best...
