Considering the wide selection of information available in the literature on the Welsh socio-economic conditions and main challenges, the review did not focus on the Welsh economy but examined initiatives that could inspire Wales from other OECD regions with the regard to increased business productivity and enhanced labour market participation.
The outcome of the review was four reports (click report headings to download pdf):
Report I: Executive Summary and Synthesis of findings (pdf)
A synopsis of the complete review including an Executive Summary and the main findings.
Report II: Policy audits (pdf)
Twenty policy audits are presented which investigate in detail many single policy interventions in OECD countries.
Labour Market Participation
“Perspective 50plus” initiative (Germany)
“Lets Get Moving” Initiative (United Kingdom)
Microenterprise Welfare to Work Program (USA)
Skills Development
Training Cheque in North-rhine westphalia (Germany)
The Dexter Institute (Canada)
The Jane Addams Resource Corporation’s Manufacturing Skills Program (USA)
The INOV Contacto Internship Programme (Portugal)
Economic and Physical Regeneration
North of Massachusetts Avenue (NomA) Initiative (USA)
Kansenzones Rotterdam Initiative (The Netherlands)
Downtown Oshawa Regeneration Project (Canada)
Business Productivity Improvement
Appalachian Regional Commission Entrepreneurship Initiative (USA)
‘No Wrong Door’ Model (USA)
Västra Götaland Regional Growth Agreement (Sweden)
Hothouse Business Incubator (Ireland)
NITEC Initiative – Supporting R&D Units in SMEs (Portugal)
Knowledge Transfers
Kplus Competence Centres (Austria)
University Filial Centres (Finland)
Innovation Voucher Schemes (The Netherlands, west midlands UK, Ireland)
Sector Development
FATEC Initiative – Advanced Footwear Technologies (Portugal)
Hokkaido New Industrial Cluster Policy (Japan)
Report III: Policy transferability to Wales (pdf)
An analysis on the transferability of the 20 policy interventions (from Report II) to the Welsh context by two papers.
Labour market participation and regeneration policy transferability to Wales
Business productivity policy transferability to Wales
Report IV: Case studies of economic development approaches (pdf)
An investigation of five full-fledged local development strategies, including their rationale and delivery arrangements.
Pennsylvania, USA
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Styria, Austria
Tuscany, Italy
Basque Country, Spain
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