Opportunity for COUNTRY ANALYSTS on PRODUCTIVITY AND DECENT WORK for the 8 countries: COLOMBIA, ETHIOPIA, EGYPT, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, PHILIPPINES, SOUTH AFRICA & VIETNAM. 3 months: mid September - mid December Deadline for applications is: Friday 5 September www.productivity.ac.uk/news/opportu...

Great event in London launching “Joining Up Pro-Productivity Policies in the UK” alongside @niesrorg.bsky.social. Insightful panel, packed room, and a big thanks to all contributors! 📄🔗 www.productivity.ac.uk/research/joi... 1/4

I really like the sound of the Total Place-style pooled budget pilots that Angela Rayner announced today. Little detail provided so far but potentially huge. This is how @instituteforgovernment.org.uk think Total Place pilots should work: www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...

Some good summer reading! A new issue of the #InternationalProductivityMonitor (Spring 2025) with a Symposium of articles on the UK #productivitypuzzle. www.linkedin.com/pulse/sympos... Also a great article on #AI impacts on productivity by OECD. CSLS and @productivity.bsky.social

How do we make sure we move from plan to implementation on the new #IndustrialStrategy and how to turn it into sustained #productivity growth? Some thoughts from @andywestwood.bsky.social and me on the things to look out for. @productivity.bsky.social

📊 ONS released the 2025 sub-regional productivity estimates yesterday. What does it mean for the UK? Bart van Ark breaks down the key insights & what they signal for regional growth. 🔗 Read the blog: www.productivity.ac.uk/news/uk-regi... #Productivity #Data #UKRegions

As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, a clearer view of long-term regional productivity trends is beginning to take shape. A short analysis of the latest sub-regional productivity estimates for the UK by the ONS up to 2023 www.linkedin.com/pulse/uk-reg... @productivity.bsky.social

As the Financial Times reports today, quoting Tera and @bartvanark.bsky.social, bridging this gap is not just about spending more - but investing smarter, with a long-term vision. www.ft.com/content/583a...

As we have argued at @productivity.bsky.social for long time, "joining up" and "scaling up" (regional, national and international) are the two key policy levers for pro-productivity policies. UK isn't great at either.

How do you make productivity relevant for your entire business? @bartvanark.bsky.social explains why business leaders need to create a compelling story about the importance of productivity across all business functions. www.productivity.ac.uk/news/making-... #productivity #leadership #CHRO #CIO #CFO

One of the final regional events of #NationalProductivityWeek, in Cambridge featuring @ojgarling.bsky.social speaking about the #productivity challenges for #EastAnglia. All about need for connectivity and coordinate to leverage the opportunities . @productivity.bsky.social

And happy to pre-announce that The Productivity Institute @productivity.bsky.social will launch a 9th Productivity Forum for the Southwest with @bristoluni.bsky.social @businesswest.bsky.social Futures West and CA of West of England.

Just as I’m heading to our event in #Wales as part of #NationalProductivityWeek , glad to see this podcast hitting the wire. Also good listening for those visiting our events in #Scotland and #NorthernIreland. But even if you don’t, definitely worth a listen. @productivity.bsky.social

Off for our second day of #NationalProductivityWeek with an event with #CIOs on #StrategicProductivity and digital in the firm at the #Shard in London. Will there be some discussion about #DeepSeek? @productivity.bsky.social @ninajorden.bsky.social

There is an urgent need for government at all levels to adopt a place-based perspective on productivity growth. Read @bartvanark.bsky.social and @andywestwood.bsky.social's blog on the #RegionalProductivityAgenda, released as part of #NationalProductivityWeek www.productivity.ac.uk/news/the-pro...

Kicking off #NationalProductivityWeek by partnering with @iofw.org on their closing event on the #PissaridesReview into the Future of Work and Wellbeing. With @productivity.bsky.social participation in #Shard London and AMBS in Manchester.

First of three #ProductivityPuzzles podcasts around #NationalProductivityWeek on one of the key topics #StrategicProductivity. With authors of three research pieces on the CFO, the CHRO and the CIO in driving productivity. @ninajorden.bsky.social, Irena Teneva and Marion Devine. See reports below.

Great conversation in this productivity podcast with @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social and @richardaljones.bsky.social with lots of good and original thoughts on the agendas for #productivity, #growth and #industrialstrategy. Enjoy if you want a break from holiday festivities. @productivity.bsky.social

New analysis from me for The Productivity Institute of the devolution proposals authorities submitted to the Government reveals that: 1. There is an ‘anti-mayoral belt’ which stretches from the South West to the East of England – as evidenced in red.

Interesting discussion on background of the October 24 budget with @productivity.bsky.social Senior Policy Fellow @timleunig.bsky.social.

What does the budget mean for productivity? Some of the critical stepping stones are being laid but it will all depend on execution, says @bartvanark.bsky.social in his policy commentary. www.productivity.ac.uk/news/this-is... #budget2024 #productivity

The huge contributions of Alan Heston, who sadly passed away, as one of the original architects of the Penn World Table (PWT) is well memorised in an eulogy by our friends at @unigroningen.bsky.social where PWT is currently hosted. @robertinklaar.bsky.social. www.rug.nl/ggdc/blog/al...

Jagjit Chadha is standing down from NIESR after eight years - he's done a great job in bringing economic light to tricky challenges during this time www.niesr.ac.uk/news/jagjit-...

Skills England - what I think it should do (a blog for new Policy Unit @productivity.bsky.social) www.productivity.ac.uk/news/skillse...

Another great post of @productivity.bsky.social new Policy Unit by on improving access to capital and finance to narrow regional inequalities in #productivity by Philip McCann and colleagues.

Exciting things happening in TPI today- we've launched a Policy Unit headed up by Policy Director @andywestwood.bsky.social Today we have Policy briefings and commentary from Andy, @gilesyb.bsky.social , @timleunig.bsky.social , Professors Stephen Roper & Jun Du www.productivity.ac.uk/policy-unit/

And two new @nberpubs.bsky.social papers just out: 1) Economic Policy Challenges for the Age of AI by Anton Korinek. www.nber.org/papers/w3298... 2) The Rapid Adoption of Generative AI by Alexander Bick, Adam Blandin, & David J. Deming www.nber.org/papers/w3296... @productivity.bsky.social

Excellent overview by @productivity.bsky.social @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social on #AI and #productivity. Realism rather than overhyping is the best recipee for success. There is definitely some low hanging fruit with #GenerativeAI, but for bigger wins firms also need #data and #skills.

Former minister Greg Clark: #industrialstrategy needs an intellectual “hook” and that should be: improve #productivity. @productivity.bsky.social

Watching this live now. Great panel and insights/ views so far. Nice to see my @productivity.bsky.social colleagues @andywestwood.bsky.social & Kate Barker on the panel with @gilesyb.bsky.social @gemmatetlow.bsky.social & Greg Clark

Important point that #publicsector #productivity "is the one part of our national output over which the government has direct control". While not quick, it can make a big difference for creating better outcomes for people and places. See @productivity.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/a736...

Indeed would be nice to join up on @productivity.bsky.social work on joining up investment-based resources at the local level. www.productivity.ac.uk/research/pro...

@danhonig.bsky.social on his new book Mission Driven Bureaucrats on how to empower workers and managers to make #publicservices more effective in delivering better outcomes. At the heart of @productivity.bsky.social mission to improve public sector productivity samf.substack.com?utm_source=n...

Enjoyed doing this podcast @ProsperityUnlocked, the new podcast series of @Prosper, @productivity.bsky.social partner in Scotland. Discussed the UK’s and Scotland’s #productivity opportunities to drive long-term #growth and #prosperity Listen here lnkd.in/eBvdUbprto