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  1. Can Innovation Districts Create and Spread Prosperity?

    Can Innovation Districts Create and Spread Prosperity?

    December 12, 2024

    Claire MacRae In November 2024, the University of Glasgow’s Centre for Public Policy brought researchers together with national and local government stakeholders to discuss how innovation districts can create economic growth, whose benefits can be shared equitably with their local populations. At the event, attendees discussed IPPO’s recent report, Growth Beacons: How Urban Innovation Districts Can Create and Spread Prosperity, and heard five-minute lightning talks – or ‘provocations’ – from Duncan Booker, Glasgow City Council, James Finnie, Community Enterprise in Scotland (CEIS), and Simon Smith, UK Innovations District Group (UKIDG). The discussion...

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  2. What Policy Interventions Are Needed to Reduce Economic Inactivity for People with Poor Health and Older People

    What Policy Interventions Are Needed to Reduce Economic Inactivity for People with Poor Health and Older People

    December 4, 2024

    Amy Ramsay On 6th November, IPPO hosted a launch event for our latest rapid evidence review. Chaired by IPPO’s Jo Chataway, Co-Investigator and Thematic Director for Socio-Economic Inequalities and Covid-19 Recovery, attendees heard from four speakers who discussed policy interventions to reduce economic inactivity for people with poor health and older people. The first speaker was Senior Research Fellow Carol Vigurs from the EPPI centre, who worked on the IPPO-commissioned rapid evidence review. Carol summarised the review process, sharing its key findings, which you can find summarised here. Launch event attendees heard...

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  3. Exploring the Art and Craft of Knowledge Mobilisation

    Exploring the Art and Craft of Knowledge Mobilisation

    December 3, 2024

    Sarah Chaytor What is knowledge mobilisation? Put simply, it is about sharing knowledge between different people.  The research-policy ecosystem is about connecting academic evidence and expertise to policy professionals to explore and address policy problems. Here, I offer some personal reflections and observations on seven aspects of knowledge mobilisation to inform public policymaking in practice, drawn from 12 years of experience and countless conversations with many highly talented colleagues. What is knowledge mobilisation? Knowledge mobilisation is perhaps best considered not as a fixed technique but as a ‘craft’ incorporating many different skills...

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  4. How a Universal Basic Income for People Over 65 Increased New Zealand’s Labour Force Participation

    How a Universal Basic Income for People Over 65 Increased New Zealand’s Labour Force Participation

    November 26, 2024

    Tatjana Buklijas In 2022, the New Zealand government launched the Older Workers Employment Action Plan (OWEAP), which outlined a series of actions supporting older workers, their employees as well as the broader environment1. The key driver of this action plan was the recognition of the future impact of New Zealand’s ageing population, including its labour force. While in 1993 26.6% of the workforce was aged 45-64 and only 1.2% above 65, in 2023 36.7% of the workforce was aged 45-64 and 7% over 652. This rising proportion of older workforce reflects the...

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