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: How micromobility is changing European cities
Source: SmartCitiesWorld News Author: SmartCitiesWorld news team Date published: 2025-12-05 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] At a glance Who: the Sustainable Urban Transitions Lab, a Europe-wide programme between ETH Zürich and the Bolt...
Latest News | Enterprise Ireland: €18 million Smart Regions Investment designed to Boost Regional Enterprise
Source: Latest News | Enterprise Ireland Author: unknown Date published: 2025-12-05 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Significant investment in regional projects in artificial intelligence (AI), agritech and food, sustainability, insurance...
Local Economies (UK): Households face higher energy bills as £28bn grid upgrade gets go-ahead
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Jillian Ambrose and agencies Date published: 2025-12-04 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Energy companies have been given the green light to spend £28bn on Great Britain’s gas and electricity grids,...
SmartCitiesWorld News: Latest cities announced for EU peer learning programme
Source: SmartCitiesWorld News Author: SmartCitiesWorld news team Date published: 2025-12-04 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Latest cities announced for EU peer learning programmeCartagena in Spain is one of the fourth cohort of cities to be...
Local Economies (UK): Child poverty strategy will lift hundreds of thousands of children out of hardship – biggest gains in North West and Yorkshire, finds IPPR
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Rosie Okumbe Date published: 2025-12-04 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Responding to the government’s child poverty strategy, Professor Ashwin Kumar, director of research and policy at IPPR, said:“After...
Local Economies (UK): Over half a million children to be lifted out of poverty as government unveils historic child poverty strategy
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: unknown Date published: 2025-12-04 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] New strategy to lift 550,000 children out of poverty by 2030 – delivering the largest reduction in child poverty since records began...
Combined Authorities (England): Bradford’s retrofitting sector bringing in millions for local economy
Source: Combined Authorities (England) Author: unknown Date published: 2025-12-02 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] A report by Green Economy has revealed that Bradford's domestic retrofit industry contributed £334 million to the economy in...
Take a video tour of the new community for CPD, training and skills in Local and Regional Economic Development
Economic Development World launched for Founder Members today! If you are an early stage career economic developer and are looking for a CPD programme, community of practice, and structured learning in local and regional economic development - then Economic...
Local Economies (UK): RWE to build its largest UK battery energy storage facility
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: unknown Date published: 2025-12-01 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] RWE to build its largest UK battery energy storage facility Published by Jessica Casey, Editor Energy Global, Monday, 01 December 2025...