THE POWER OF PEOPLE, PLACES & FIRMS
Reading Time: 4 minutesAcross the OECD, cities are engines of economic growth. They attract investment, create high‑value jobs and generate most of national wealth. Yet for millions of their residents, this prosperity remains out of reach. So, if growth alone is not enough, what actually helps more people benefit from and contribute to it?
Reading Time: < 1 minute過去20年以上、日本では他地域から東京圏への転入者数を、転出者数が毎年平均10万人を上回ってきました。継続的な首都地域への国内純流入として、OECD諸国の中でも最大規模の例です。また、2000年以降、東京圏以外のほとんどの道府県で人口減少が進んでいます。そして、若者、特に若い女性が、より多くの機会を求めて地方都市から大都市圏へと移り住んでいます。
Reading Time: 4 minutesDepuis des années, les villes investissent dans des capteurs intelligents, des tableaux de bord et des services numériques. Mais alors que les chocs se propagent en cascade à travers les systèmes d’eau, d’énergie, de transport et les systèmes sociaux, les villes intelligentes ne suffisent plus. Que faudra-t-il pour transformer les infrastructures intelligentes en une résilience réelle?
Reading Time: 4 minutesRegions and cities are being reshaped by falling birth rates, ageing populations and the continued movement of young people to large metropolitan hubs. Japan knows this story well: for more than two decades, over 100,000 people a year have moved to the Tokyo metropolitan area from elsewhere in Japan. The question is no longer how to strengthen Tokyo, but how to strengthen everywhere else?
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen France recorded its hottest day in history last week, 41°C in Bordeaux, multiple deaths, half the country under red alert, the story got covered the way climate risk almost always is: one country, one number. But, how do we know which regions inside these countries are actually carrying the long-term economic cost?
Reading Time: 3 minutesAI is spreading through the UK economy, but not quickly enough. Recent UK evidence shows that around one in three firms with fewer than 50 employees adopted AI, compared with almost two in three larger businesses, while regional adoption ranged from 32% in the North East to 67% in London. What can government do to close these adoption gaps?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThousands travel into Alba Iulia daily for work, school and services, while rural businesses supply food, goods and visitors that strengthen the city in return. The relationship runs both ways. What lessons can be drawn on building skills, mobility and collaboration between rural and urban communities?
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen fans travel to Northern Ireland to experience landscapes made famous by Game of Thrones, they are doing more than chasing a fantasy, they are fuelling a regional economy. Although the television series concluded in 2019, it still draws around 350 000 visitors each year, representing around one in six visitors from outside Northern Ireland. How can more regions reel in the benefits of movie stardom?