Accelerating Place – Based Growth through Innovation: Perspectives from the Conservative Party Conference

On 2nd October, City-REDI / WMREDI, University of Birmingham and Policy @ Manchester co-hosted a fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference on how to accelerate placed-based growth and innovation. Steve Barwick and Fumi Kitagawa reflect on the lessons learnt at the event held in Manchester. The event was chaired by Thomas Pope, Deputy Chief … Continue reading “Accelerating Place – Based Growth through Innovation: Perspectives from the Conservative Party Conference”

Place-Based Innovation Policies in the era of Grand Societal Challenges

On 22nd June 2022, City-REDI held a seminar with Prof Michaela Trippl, University of Vienna. Place-based innovation policies in the era of grand societal challenges Persistent ecological and societal challenges such as the climate emergency, environmental degradation, and growing socio-economic inequalities require a reorientation of place-based innovation policies towards sustainability goals. However, the question of … Continue reading “Place-Based Innovation Policies in the era of Grand Societal Challenges”