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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SmartCitiesWorld News: Port of Tyne demonstrates capabilities of autonomous logistics
Source: SmartCitiesWorld News Author: SmartCitiesWorld news team Date published: 2026-04-23 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The project was delivered by the North East Automotive Alliance, alongside the Port of Tyne, Oxa, and a consortium...
Local Economies (UK): Homes England marks National Housing Bank launch as part of a once-in-a-generation investment
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Vicky Maggiani Date published: 2026-04-23 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Homes England has formally launched the National Housing Bank, a new government-backed public finance institution designed to...
CityTalk: Malmö’s blueprint for green finance and what other cities can learn
Source: CityTalk Author: Kaj Embren Date published: 2026-04-21 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] By Kaj Embren and Matteo Bizzotto, ICLEI World Secretariat. The Head of the Financial Department is a city official who rarely appears on...
Local Growth and the United Kingdom: UK overhauls regional growth strategy to close economic gap
Source: Local Growth and the United Kingdom Author: unknown Date published: 2026-04-21 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Manchester City Centre Faced with significant disparities in economic performance between its different regions, the UK...
𝗠𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁
I've put out some drafts of The Local and Regional Economic Development Handbook to a few colleagues and collaborators for their response, insights and hopefully some words of recommendation... WHAT PROFESSIONALS AND EXPERTS ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS BOOK: “The breadth...
𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲
That's 15 hours of online courses, access to exclusive online ebook of the Local and Regional Economic Development Handbook (cost £59.99 on Amazon), 27 workbooks, and 1 to 1 time with the Founder, Glenn. Tonight at midnight the...
𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚?
I've been working on mapping what a genuine competency framework for local and regional economic development actually looks like — and it's both broader and deeper than most people assume.Some observations from the past 20 years:𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆...
News & Events | EUI: Bilbao has been selected to host the 7th edition of the Cities Forum. The flagship event of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO), co-organised with the European Urban Initiative (EUI), is a key platform for dialogue on the urban dimension of EU Cohesion policy.
Source: News & Events | EUI Author: unknown Date published: 2026-04-20 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Following a careful assessment of 27 applications and a vote by the Directors-General Meeting on Urban Matters on 15 April, the host city...
Local Economies (UK): UK seeks EU deals on steel and EVs in push for closer economic ties
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Jennifer Rankin in Brussels Date published: 2026-04-19 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Downing Street hopes to secure deals on steel and electric cars with the EU as it seeks to upgrade the post-Brexit...