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Week of 24th of June
Humber LEP draft Local Industrial Strategy
Humber LEP draft Local Industrial Strategy
The HUmber LEP Industrial Strategy Prospectus was launched at our Annual Business Summit:
The prospectus is summarised in the video below:
Comments from businesses, individuals and other organisations on the proposed priorities are welcome until 31 July. Consultation questions and details of how to respond are included in the full version of the prospectus above. A survey will be published shortly, but in the meantime you can contact them directly with your comments. You can also view the evidence base that supports the prospectus.
tourism-sector-deal-web.pdfFirst tourism sector deal will prepare Britain for an extra 9 million visitors per year, with commitment to build 130,000 new hotel rooms by 2025.
Employment and earnings outcomes of graduates for each higher education provider broken down by subject studied and gender.
02114 State of Small Business Britain Report_June 2019 Final.pdfEnterprise Research Centre: State of Small Business Britain Report 2019
Enterprise Research Centre: State of Small Business Britain Report 2019
An innovative research programme to investigate the impact of health on society and the economy
- Researcher-led open call for outline proposals supporting original research to position people’s health as an asset for the economy and society.
- £1.5m is available for research that will generate new knowledge on the ways in which the physical and mental health of a population shapes their social and economic outcomes.
- Each project team will receive up to £300,000 for projects with a maximum duration of two years.
- Researchers are initially invited to submit outline proposal applications for review.
This programme is open for application until 25 July 2019.
The Regional innovation scoreboard (RIS) is a regional extension of the European innovation scoreboard, assessing the innovation performance of European regions on a limited number of indicators. The RIS 2019 covers 238 regions across 23 EU countries, Norway, Serbia, and Switzerland. In addition, Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Luxembourg, and Malta are included at country level.
This report, the first major output of the partnership between the Centre for Progressive Policy (CPP) and the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Inclusive Growth, introduces the new CPP Inclusive Growth Country Index. Headline findings:
- 12th: UK's IG score out of 36 OECD countries
- 22nd: in the OECD rankings in terms of growth in UK's IG score
- 3.1%: UK's average IG score growth
England’s rural areas in 2017 generated gross value added of at least £246 billion and employ 3.5 million people. In this blog, Professor Jeremy Phillipson and Roger Turner, Rural Enterprise UK, Newcastle University, argue the government’s modern Industrial Strategy is focussed on creating growth and opportunities for places all over our country.
In his first appearance before Parliament since the publication of the Augar Review, the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee will question Dr Philip Augar and members of the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding.
Week of 17th of June
IPPR North: The Northern Powerhouse: 5 years in
IPPR North: The Northern Powerhouse: 5 years in
This weekend marks five years since the launch of the Northern Powerhouse. So what's changed? Today IPPR North are publishing new analysis showing that this vital agenda has been held back by Westminster's austerity. Find out more via BBC News, read blog by Luke Raikes and Marcus Johns here.
1559567818_perspectives-on-smes-and-productivity-in-the-northern-powerhouse-final-report.pdfBy international standards, the UK’s post-recession productivity performance has been poor. This ‘productivity problem’ is particularly acute in the north of England, and for the smaller businesses that make up over 99 per cent of the northern business population. Boosting the productivity of small businesses in the Northern Powerhouse could add as much as £23 billion per annum to the economy.
Making the knowledge economy work in turbulent political times
Making the knowledge economy work in turbulent political times
Opening presentation from Stian Westlake at the PraxisAuril 2019 Conference
1_Opening_Session_Stian_Westlake.pdfHE-Vision-2030-v-1.0.pdfVision for Scotland's higher education sector in 2030
Vision for Scotland's higher education sector in 2030
The goal, by 2030, is to ensure that Scotland’s 19 higher education institutions are:
1. A world leader in education, research and innovation.
2. A vital source of strength in a competitive, connected and collaborative world.
3. A core part of Scotland’s identity as a prosperous, inclusive and outward-looking nation.
State-of-the-Relationship-Report-2019.pdfThis is the National Centre for Universities and Business' sixth annual assessment of the health of collaborative partnerships. The State of the Relationship is an exploration and celebration of the achievements made when universities and business come together to innovate and provide social and economic benefits.
Universities are cornerstones of our society – they can set an example and lead the charge on clean growth. Read the blog by Universities Minister, Chris Skidmore in the Huffington Post
final_digital-skills_june.pdfThe UK is at a tipping point on digital skills. Demand already outstrips supply, with over two thirds of businesses reporting unfilled digital skills vacancies - and is set to skyrocket. But whilst 93% of businesses are already taking action to address their rapidly accelerating digital skills needs, the majority are fishing in the same pool for talent.
From talking to businesses across the country, there are five core actions businesses can take to strengthen their digital skills ecosystem:
- Start with crafting a long-term digital vision;
- Make digital skills a company-wide initiative;
- Look to collaborate externally, for example with your supply chain or local SMEs;
- Inspire and support the next generation by extending relationships with education providers and using apprenticeships as a route into digital roles;
- Harness your existing talent by looking for hidden skills within your workforce and retraining at work.
greater-manchester-local-industrial-strategy-single-page.pdfThe Greater Manchester Local Industrial Strategy is here!
The Greater Manchester Local Industrial Strategy is here!
To give a flavour of how regional planning would work in the UK the One Powerhouse initiative, supported by Sir Hugh Sykes and led by the RSA, has been working with a number of planning consultancies to develop prototype regional plans for the 4 English ‘mega-regions’:
- North
- Midlands
- South East
- South West
This spatial framework for people and places is part of a suite of strategies that make up a 'Great North Plan'. It recommends a more ambitious approach to strategic planning and governance across the North of England: promoting co-operation beyond traditional boundaries, helping cities, towns and rural areas develop sustainably, and ensuring that prosperity generated by the Northern Powerhouse is shared as widely as possible. As part of a 'Great North Plan', the spatial framework shows how planning can be used to:
- Help the North of England capitalise upon opportunities to increase its contribution to the national economy, while responding to technological, social and environmental change
- Provide direction and co-ordination for investment and the conditions for sustainable long-term growth, which benefits all communities in the North
FIRST REPORT UK 2070 FULL.pdfThe Commission seeks views on this report by 29th of June is possible, although responses after that date will still be welcome!
The Commission seeks views on this report by 29th of June is possible, although responses after that date will still be welcome!
All comments, ideas and submissions should be emailed to: uk2070@sheffield.ac.uk
UK2070
UK2070
Latest additions to the evidence series include:
- Industrial Strategy & Industry 4.0: Structure, People and Place by the Manchester Urban Institute, University of Manchester
- UK2070 Futures Technical Modelling
Week of 10th of June
Three government backed projects are set to benefit from a share of £76 million to work on ground-breaking research through the modern Industrial Strategy.
- New research will look at how robots can help boost English farms productivity and produce more food through the world’s first farming robotics centre.
- Industrial Strategy Projects will look at challenges of the future, including the UK’s transition to a net-zero economy.
- The £76 million government investment is part of the modern Industrial Strategy – boosting research that will keep the UK a world leader in science, research and innovation.
One of the 13 successful projects is: Sheffield Hallam University ‘Lab4Living’ will focus on enabling older people to live longer and more productive lives by considering societal and economic barriers that could prevent people living to 100 years old. This project will be receiving £4,027,482. Read more here
EU State Aid Rules and WTO Subsidies Agreement HoC briefing.pdfHouse of Commons Library Briefing Paper on EU State Aid Rules and WTO Subsidies Agreement
House of Commons Library Briefing Paper on EU State Aid Rules and WTO Subsidies Agreement
The first ever UK Creative Industries Trade and Investment Board (CITIB) strategy has been published today, pledging to boost creative industries goods and service exports by 50 per cent by 2023:
- The Creative Industries Sector Deal was published in March 2018 as part of the UK’s modern Industrial Strategy.
- The Industrial Strategy sets out a long term plan to boost the productivity and earning power of people throughout the UK. It sets out how we are building a Britain fit for the future – how we will help businesses create better, higher-paying jobs in every part of the UK with investment in skills, industries and infrastructure.
- The CITIB strategy can be found here.
- The CIC Createch top 50 ones to watch report has been compiled by innovation research specialists Springwise with support from London & Partners, Digital Catapult and the GREAT campaign. The report can be found here.
- Government’s £1 million investment to support the CITIB was announced in November 2018.
- The Creative Industries Council is a joint forum of industry and government which focuses on areas where there are barriers to growth facing the UK creative sectors, such as in access to finance, skills, export markets, regulation, intellectual property (IP), diversity, and infrastructure. Council members are leading figures drawn from across the creative and digital industries including TV, computer games, fashion, music, arts, publishing and film. - Visit this page for more information on the Council’s role.
- The website, www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk, fulfils the CIC’s role to promote the UK’s creative industries both in the UK and abroad.
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport have published: Connected Growth A manual for places working to boost their digital, cultural and social connectivity.
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport have published: Connected Growth A manual for places working to boost their digital, cultural and social connectivity.
This manual represents an offer from DCMS to local areas in England planning for future growth and prosperity. DCMS sectors are the foundations of prosperity because they make places where people want to live, work, visit and invest. Read it in full here.
New, ambitious delivery plans outline how UKRI will work to ensure research and innovation continues to flourish in the UK.
Guest blog by Tim Fanning and David Marlow
The Student Academic Experience Survey has been recording the views of students since 2006. Between 4 February and 11 March 2019, 14,072 responses were collected from YouthSight’s Student Panel. Weighting has been applied to the responses to ensure the sample is balanced and reflective of the full-time student population as a whole, and to provide consistency in approach with previous years.
Week of 3rd of June
Chris Skidmore was speaking at a meeting of the Arts and Humanities Research Council
Best of Today University of York
Best of Today University of York
Are degrees from Britain's universities good value for money? Justin Webb speaks to students, staff and MPs about about fees, hacking and the value of university degrees. Listen to podcast here.
Financialising City Statecraft and Infrastructure
Financialising City Statecraft and Infrastructure
by Andy Pike, Peter O’Brien, Tom Strickland, John Tomaney
Financialising City Statecraft and Infrastructure addresses the struggles of national and local states to fund, finance and govern urban infrastructure. It develops fresh thinking on financialisation and city statecraft to explain the socially and spatially uneven mixing of managerial, entrepreneurial and financialised city governance in austerity and limited decentralisation across England. As urban infrastructure fixes for the London global city-region risk undermining national ‘rebalancing’ efforts in the UK, city statecraft in the rest of the country is having uneasily to combine speculation, risk-taking and prospective venturing with co-ordination, planning and regulation. Read more here.
Making a move – to a new job, a new home or both – can be born of many things, and it is this complex topic of residential and job mobility that is the subject of this briefing note. While the received wisdom is that living standards gaps between different parts of the UK have widened over time, when it comes to moving for work across areas, we show that as a nation the rate at which we take up a new opportunity and change residence has fallen over time. This is especially true for younger age groups – a surprise finding given that young people are more likely to be graduates, non-UK born and private renters than in the past, changes that should have increased rather than decreased moves made for work. Read the Resolution Foundation briefing here and the Guardian article here.
Week of 27th of May
Post-18 review of education and funding: independent panel report
Post-18 review of education and funding: independent panel report
See the review report in full and related documents here
Call for Digital Innovation Hubs
Call for Digital Innovation Hubs
As part of the delivery of the UK’s Life Sciences Industrial Strategy, the Government has committed £37.5m to make the UK home to data-driven research, scientific advances and innovation in healthcare to improve patient outcomes
The call for Digital Innovation Hubs is now live and you can find the details in the Prospectus on the Medical Research Council website.
There will be Q&A webinars on 16 May and 18 June, visit the webinar page for more information.
Campaign for Science and Engineering has published a new report, 'Building on Scientific Strength; The Next Decade of R&D Investment', on how the Government can stimulate a rise in the UK’s research intensity. Read in full here.
Public sector revenue, expenditure and net fiscal balance on a country and regional basis.
Connecting-Cranes-with-Communities-Main-Report-March-2019.pdfA pioneering new unit to ensure everyone in the region benefits from the work of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has been established.
RTPI ambitionsforthenorth.pdfRTPI Ambitions for the North
RTPI Ambitions for the North
Public Investment, Public Gain - Creative Industries Federation and Arts Council England.pdfPublic Investment, Public Gain
Public Investment, Public Gain
How public investment in the arts generates economic value across the creative industries and beyond
Report by Creative Industries Federation and Arts Council England
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