Essential Economic Development
A Foundation Course for Local and Regional Economic Development
17 lessons, 2.5 hours. Learn the fundamentals of local and regional economic development for free.
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Access the course via our community learning site here. The 17 lessons are structured as follows:
1. Rationale for Local and Regional Economic Development
2. Overview of themes and functions
3. Understanding economics and economic trends
4. Megatrends
5. Theory of Economic Development
6. Policy
7. Strategy
8. Intelligence & insight
9. Industrial development & clusters
10. Enterprise & entrepreneurship
11. Inward investment / FDI
12. Labour markets
13. Education & skills
14. Economic Participation, Employability and Unemployment
15. Poverty & inequality
16. Place & infrastructure
17. Low carbon, climate change & sustainability
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Local Economies (UK): Cornwall Insight: Great Britain sets new record for renewable energy planning approvals
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: unknown Date published: 2026-01-05 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Cornwall Insight: Great Britain sets new record for renewable energy planning approvals Published by Jessica Casey, Editor Energy...
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๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ, ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป: ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ Here's something to try in 2006! Move beyond career wishes, i.e. "Get more experience." "Improve my skills." "Build my network." ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ'๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ...
Combined Authorities (England): Plan for Thames Valley authority and elected mayor agreed by councils
Source: Combined Authorities (England) Author: Michael.Ribbeck@newsquest.co.uk | Michael Ribbeck Date published: 2026-01-04 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] An expression of interest letter has been submitted to the government after being...
Cities | The Guardian: Hullโs maritime history thrusts city into worldโs top places to visit in 2026
Source: Cities | The Guardian Author: Mark Brown North of England correspondent Date published: 2026-01-01 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] A combination of a world record-breaking trawler, a floating lighthouse and a dizzying array of...
Bloomberg CityLab: Top Urban Ideas of 2025
Source: Bloomberg CityLab Author: Linda Poon Date published: 2025-12-31 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Revisit some of our favorite stories from our 2025 coverage. View original article at:
Regional Economies: The Data Center Effect: Critical Economic Shifts Leaders Can’t Ignore
Source: Regional Economies Author: Bill Conerly, Senior Contributor Date published: 2025-12-30 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Workers in a data center.gettySimple statistics have led to assertions that the artificial intelligence...
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๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ-๐จ๐ฝ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น: ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐น๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ With trade policy uncertainty gripping markets in 2025, continued inflationary pressures, and the emergence of AI, most economic development teams are operating with strategies that...
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๐ง๐ต๐ฒ "๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ" ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ. ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐'๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ Stop me if you've heard this before: "AI is coming for everyone's jobs, we need to prepare for mass unemployment." Here's the problem with that thinking - it's...