Artificial Intelligence (AI) is widely recognised as one of the most transformative technologies of our time. From healthcare and financial services to manufacturing and logistics, organisations are exploring how AI can improve productivity, reduce costs, and enhance decision making. Data from the USA indicates benefits to businesses that adopt AI, and many are considering where … Continue reading “Can AI Unlock a New Era of Productivity in the Defence Industry?”
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The Pipeline Paradox
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”
Understanding the Major Challenges Facing UK businesses and the Economy – Evidence Submission
Dr Huanjia Ma recently contributed to a Business and Trade Committee call for evidence on behalf of City-REDI, University of Birmingham. This blog explores his submission. The committee was trying to understand the major challenges facing UK businesses and the economy, including costs, regulation, skills shortages, and investment barriers. This in turn would help support … Continue reading “Understanding the Major Challenges Facing UK businesses and the Economy – Evidence Submission”
Bridging the Innovation Gap: Why Innovation Intermediaries matter for place-based growth
The University of Birmingham’s City-Region Economic Development Institute (City-REDI) has published a new Research & Policy Briefing paper examining the role of innovation intermediaries in shaping regional and national innovation systems. The research underpinning the briefing was supported by funding from Research England Development (RED) Fund. The briefing draws on a mixed-methods research project led … Continue reading “Bridging the Innovation Gap: Why Innovation Intermediaries matter for place-based growth”