In a new series of blogs following a Senior Leaders roundtable, we hear from Hilary Smyth-Allen, CEO of SuperTech, the West Midlands’ cluster body for financial and professional services technology and partner of City-REDI, co-producing the evidence base for the region’s Next Generation Services cluster sector. As AI reshapes entry-level work in professional and financial … Continue reading “The Pipeline Paradox”
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How Regional Models can Inform Policy Decisions- Notes from the Regional Economic Modelling Group Meeting
On 3 September, we brought together researchers from Universities of Birmingham, Curtin, Strathclyde and the OECD at the University of Birmingham for a meeting of the Regional Economic Modelling Group. Regional economics remains highly relevant to policy, and regional models have an important role in informing evidence-based policy decisions. The workshop was an opportunity to … Continue reading “How Regional Models can Inform Policy Decisions- Notes from the Regional Economic Modelling Group Meeting”
Improving Employment Outcomes for Young People in Birmingham
New City-REDI and Rigby Foundation report launched in Westminster setting out a roadmap for improving employment outcomes for young people in Birmingham. On 14 July, a team from City-REDI officially launched a major new report on the labour market challenges and opportunities facing young people in Birmingham at a Westminster reception attended by parliamentarians, business … Continue reading “Improving Employment Outcomes for Young People in Birmingham”
AI Business Demographics and Future Opportunities in Greater Birmingham
The Birmingham Economic Review is out now! This year’s report will provide a comprehensive analysis of the city’s economy amid the wider geopolitical landscape, and actionable measures that businesses and stakeholders from across the city-region can take to drive economic growth. Read the full Birmingham Economic Review 2025. Huanjia Ma discusses how AI has become the … Continue reading “AI Business Demographics and Future Opportunities in Greater Birmingham”
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Jobs, Skills and Wages
The Birmingham Economic Review is out now! This year’s report will provide a comprehensive analysis of the city’s economy amid the wider geopolitical landscape, and actionable measures that businesses and stakeholders from across the city-region can take to drive economic growth. Read the full Birmingham Economic Review 2025. Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping labour markets … Continue reading “The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Jobs, Skills and Wages”
AI – Risks and opportunities for the West Midlands?
This year’s Birmingham Economic Review is out now! It provides a comprehensive analysis of the city’s economy as we emerge from a period of high inflation and local, regional, and national elections, and actionable measures businesses and stakeholders from across the city-region can take to drive economic growth. Read the full Birmingham Economic Review 2024. … Continue reading “AI – Risks and opportunities for the West Midlands?”
How Artificial Intelligence Will Redefine the Global Economy: Part 1: The Evolution of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is tipped as a game-changer; the biggest technological phenomenon since the invention of the World Wide Web. However, experts cannot agree on how things will be different, and especially when things will be different. The discussion on the future of A.I. is charged with excitement, but also fear. The tech entrepreneur Elon … Continue reading “How Artificial Intelligence Will Redefine the Global Economy: Part 1: The Evolution of Artificial Intelligence”
Artificial intelligence and robotics: Greater Birmingham’s friend or foe?
This blog post has been produced for the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce to provide insight into the findings of the Birmingham Economic Review. The Birmingham Economic Review 2018 is produced by the University of Birmingham’s City-REDI and the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce, with contributions from the West Midlands Growth Company. It is an … Continue reading “Artificial intelligence and robotics: Greater Birmingham’s friend or foe?”