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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wri.org news and views: Cities Are Heating Up. Better Infrastructure Can Cool Them Down.
Source: wri.org news and views Author: margaret.overholt@wri.org Date published: 2025-07-20 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Cities Are Heating Up. Better Infrastructure Can Cool Them Down. margaret.overhโฆ Wed, 07/16/2025 - 13:00 In a city,...
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Got an email from UKRI yesterday - with the pre-announcement of the upcoming ยฃ500m Local Innovation Partnerships Fund.This is a major opportunity to boost local and regional innovation, growth and competitiveness!๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐ (๐๐๐๐)I worked...
Create high-performing organisations with a high impact: lessons for the new Combined Authorities in England
๐๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐พ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ญ. ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐. CAs were completely new, untested in their local areas, given new funds, powers & responsibilities. ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐. Many CAs...
Is your business and stakeholder engagement too low? tips and advice to address this
๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ To maximise participation in workshops, interviews, and surveys, pitch relevant questions and repeat online events. Consider purchasing business samples from marketing databases to expand reach. ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต'๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ...
Supercool Ltd: IPPR Scotland: 10th Anniversary Conference
Supercool Ltd Victoria Pope 2025-07-17 Ten years ago, in the wake of the Scottish Independence referendum, there emerged a clear need for a think tank to support progressive policymaking and foster public debate in both Holyrood and Westminster. It was a period of...
Supercool Ltd: Navigating political shifts and rethinking government, with the Rt Hon Sir James Cleverly MP
Source: Supercool Ltd Author: Victoria Pope Date published: 2025-07-17 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Both the Labour Party and the Conservative Party continue to lose significant support to Reform UK, with the party gaining real traction...
Mayor’s press releases: Mayor of London invests ยฃ600,000 to boost 12 high streets across the capital
Source: Mayor's press releases Author: 2025-07-11T06:57:14+0100 Date published: 2025-07-16 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] A dozen high streets across London will each receive ยฃ50,000 from City Hall to help boost local economies New funding...
OECD Press Releases: Digital connectivity expands across the OECD, but rural areas are falling further behind
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International Economic Development Council: CAF to allocate $2.5 billion for sustainable ports: entities reveal blue economy strategies
Source: International Economic Development Council Author: unknown Date published: 2025-07-10 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] During the OECD Local Development Forum held in the Atlantic capital, the session entitled 'The green wave:...