09:15 – 10:00 Wednesday 5th March
The new national Industrial Strategy is due with the spring spending review. What is the role of place? Should all local authorities be focused on growth-driving sectors? Should local authorities focus on horizontal factors (skills, infrastructure, etc.) and let national policy inform sectors? And what does the evidence say?
What Works Growth held roadshows and published Developing an effective local industrial strategy in 2018. What did that process highlight about the role of place in the industrial strategy, and what can we take from it?
Join us to hear from Paul Swinney, Director of Policy and Research at Centre for Cities, and our Director, Henry Overman, after which we’ll have an opportunity to ask questions.
These short 45-minute sessions introduce the evidence on local growth policy and highlight the key issues to consider. These sessions are aimed at policymakers who want to make good use of evidence but are pressed for time.