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This conversation is between Dr Konstantinos (Kostas) Kollydas and Professor Andy Westwood. It explores the complexities of skills development, regional disparities, and the impact of local and regional institutions on shaping effective policies.


PlaceCast is a Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) Hub production based at City-REDI, University of Birmingham. Our new podcast is essential listening for those keen to explore the ins and outs of knowledge mobilisation for influence in central and local government, based on the view that it's only through animating the power of place-based leadership that the wicked problems of 2025 can become more manageable.


Andy Westwood is Professor of Public Policy, Government, and Business at the University of Manchester and Policy Director at The Productivity Institute.


Kostas Kollydas is a Research Fellow at City-REDI, University of Birmingham and leads the Skills theme for the Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) Hub.


Find out more about the LPIP Hub.


Transcript from the podcast


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