…presence of absence.’ Declarations like this forget that these foundational events of modern Welsh history aren’t just blasé metaphors to be thrown around like hiraeth to make a vaguely articulated,…
A Vision for Welsh Towns
…of revitalising and reimagining our town centres. Welsh Government is looking at some of the structural challenges identified in reports from Audit Wales and Foundational Economy Research with input from…
An Ambition Worth Having: Physics, Innovation and the Welsh Economy
…in foundational subjects like physics, the edifice you build on top will be fragile. The UK Government is emphasising science and technology unashamedly, understanding innovation as tech-driven and high-growth. The…
Editorial – Upgrading Work for the 21st Century
…jobs’ that will make a positive environmental impact while securing a fairer economic future. Yet, in our report Turning Rhetoric into Reality: Decarbonising the Foundational Economy, we raised concerns about…
IWA Analysis: Where Next for the Foundational Economy?
…that will need to be overcome. Foundational economy sectors struggle to compete with high-growth sectors for attention and investment By absorbing the foundational economy into existing sector-based economic development programmes,…
Turning Rhetoric into Reality: Decarbonising the Foundational Economy
…CREW on the foundational economy. The previous reports are available on our website: A Better Balance: Business Support for the Foundational Economy The Impact of Regulation in the Foundational Economy…
Why the NHS is Fundamental to Economic and Social Recovery
…delivery of the NHS Wales Executive Board Foundational Economy (FE) Programme. One example of action taken to support better FE outcomes is the inclusion of ‘social value’ criteria within procurements….
The Impact of Regulation in the Foundational Economy
Our report The Impact of Regulation in the Foundational Economy was produced as part of the IWA’s project with CREW to look at the foundational economy as a policy agenda…
IWA Analysis: The Economics of Caring
…more about the Foundational Economy? Join us on Thursday 23 September as we launch our report ‘Regulation and the Foundational Economy’, to find out how regulators can Think Small First….