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James Wilson

@jamierwilson.bsky.social

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Interested in research driving the sustainable competitiveness & wellbeing of places. Research Director at Orkestra & faculty at Deusto Business School. Brit/SAfrican living in Donostia-San Sebastián. Cricket lover.

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James Wilson @jamierwilson.bsky.social · Dec 12

Three levels of recommendations from our 2024 Basque Country Competitiveness Report on #inclusion as a driver of #competitiveness

More on these recommendations and full report to download in Basque, English and Spanish here:

www.orkestra.deusto.es/en/publicati...

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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · Sep 10

Financial gravity is not fate or destiny: #Bilbao’s refusal to become a financial colony is captured by Gil de San Vicente & @jamierwilson.bsky.social in @compchange.bsky.social, who show how institution-building can let #regions defy the pull of #capital.
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Effects and responses of peripheral regions to financialization: Exploring an extension of the cluster approach - Ibon Gil de San Vicente, James R Wilson, 2025

This article examines the implications and potential responses to financialization in peripheral regions, aiming to impact and boost the economic development of...

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Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness @orkestra-deusto.bsky.social · Jul 28

🆕 Paper Alert | What role do cluster management organisations play in acting as intermediaries between firms and policymakers in the context of cluster policies?

📓 European Planning Studies
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Jennifer Williams @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social · Nov 15

Just realised I forgot to post this the other day. Me and @pmdfoster.bsky.social on the scramble to get a hearing in the govt’s industrial strategy

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The race to shape UK industrial strategy

[FREE TO READ] Business leaders and regional mayors try to influence government’s flagship economic growth policy

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Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness @orkestra-deusto.bsky.social · May 2

In the latest edition of #CompetitivenessInsights, our international newsletter, we explore the transformative potential of strategic #foresight and shared visioning for guiding long-term regional competitiveness 👉 buff.ly/NobhUKL

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Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness @orkestra-deusto.bsky.social · Apr 25

📘This report brings together 6 international best practices in the integration of #foresight in governments, and proposes a framework for reflection for those public institutions that want to implement this transdisciplinary approach: buff.ly/FyY7qU8

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Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness @orkestra-deusto.bsky.social · Apr 11

📘 Koaderno honek prospektiba gobernuetan integratzeko nazioarteko sei eredu biltzen ditu, eta hausnarketa-esparru bat proposatzen du transdiziplina hori beren aparatuan ezarri eta zeharkakotu nahi duten erakunde publikoentzat.

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James Wilson @jamierwilson.bsky.social · Mar 19

Could cluster policy help peripheral regions respond to the adverse effects of financialisation, whereby financial activity and decision-making are drawn to large financial centres?

New paper with @ibongil.bsky.social

➡️https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10245294251325034

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Felicia Fai @fmfai.bsky.social · Mar 19

PhD opportunity at #UniversityofBath, #CGRIS in UK industrial strategy in relation to defence. Further details here
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#phd #industrialstrategy #findaphd #cgris #defencesectors… | Phil Tomlinson

Are you interested in doing a #PhD and in #industrialstrategy? #findaphd In #CGRIS based at University of Bath School of Management, Felicia Fai and I are…

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Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness @orkestra-deusto.bsky.social · Mar 10

📌 ¿Por qué la inclusión es clave para el bienestar y la competitividad de #Euskadi?

Nuestro director de investigación @jamierwilson.bsky.social comparte algunas conclusiones del último Informe de Competitividad del en el especial Euskadi Avanza de @elcorreobot.bsky.social

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Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness @orkestra-deusto.bsky.social · Mar 10

🆕 En esta publicación, Edurne Magro, @elvirauyarra.bsky.social y @jamierwilson.bsky.social repasan las nuevas aproximaciones de políticas de #innovación y sus implicaciones para las regiones.

📘 Ikerketak Ekonomiaz
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James Wilson @jamierwilson.bsky.social · Mar 8

Orkestra’s Competitiveness Insights newsletter has three blogs by colleagues to celebrate International Women’s Day

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Competitiveness Insights by Orkestra | International Women's Day

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Susana Franco @susanafranco.bsky.social · Mar 7

Este post se comenzó a gestar al leer "El país de las mujeres" y compartir velada con @giocondabelli.bsky.social en San Sebastián. Con @mercedesoleaga.bsky.social, se desarrolló gracias al análisis del último Informe de Competitividad del #PaísVasco de @orkestra-deusto.bsky.social
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El empoderamiento de las mujeres, clave para un futuro inclusivo

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LSE Impact Blog @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · Feb 18

💥New: Engaged research has inherent risks. Shiwei Chen shares seven insights from the Vital Cities and Citizens initiative in Rotterdam for how researchers and their institutions can undertake responsible engaged research.

#CivicUniversity #ActionResearch #SocialScience

How to avoid common pitfalls in engaged research

Engaged research has inherent risks. Shiwei Chen shares seven insights from the Vital Cities and Citizens initiative in Rotterdam for how researchers and their institutions can undertake responsibl…

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James Wilson @jamierwilson.bsky.social · Feb 11

What are the implications for regions of new generation innovation and industrial policies?

Edurne Magro, @elvirauyarra.bsky.social and I have written a short reflection in Spanish (published as an Ekonomiaz Ikerketak)

www.euskadi.eus/informes-eko...

Informes Ekonomiaz - Economía - Gobierno Vasco - Euskadi.eus

Informes Ekonomiaz

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James Wilson @jamierwilson.bsky.social · Jan 23

As talk turns to tariffs, a great, clarifying piece from Dani Rodrik www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/t...

What Tariffs Can and Can’t Do | by Dani Rodrik - Project Syndicate

Dani Rodrik argues that import duties are neither an all-purpose tool, as Donald Trump believes, nor a purposeless one.

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James Wilson @jamierwilson.bsky.social · Jan 14

Kevin Morgan's new book is just out, exploring the concept of the 'public plate' - how the public sector can play a leading role in generating a good food revolution, with all the wider implications that has for economic development and wellbeing

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Professor Kevin Morgan publishes book on public sector catering

Morgan is a professor of governance and development in the School of Geography and Planning at Cardiff University. His research has involved, among other things, the issues of food, sustainability and...

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Dec 21

What being a pedestrian feels like when you’ve surrendered too much space to cars, leaving too little for everyone and everything else. Powerful llustration by Karl Jilg for the Swedish Road Administration.

Cartoon of people walking on slim planks and along tight sidewalks next to a deep and dangerous chasm.

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Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness @orkestra-deusto.bsky.social · Dec 16

La semana pasada presentamos junto a @fomentoss.bsky.social un informe sobre las Ventajas y retos de competitividad de los Servicios Empresariales Intensivos en Conocimiento(SEIC) de San Sebastián.

@deusto.bsky.social | #KIBS

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James Wilson @jamierwilson.bsky.social · Dec 12

Interesting research from the University of Barcelong finding no evidence of improved air quality from Spain's experiment with massive discounts for public transport

Maybe when it comes to reducing car journeys, the carrot doesn't work without the stick?

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James Wilson @jamierwilson.bsky.social · Dec 12

Does government need to be more like business?

Yes and no ...

"the presence of government in a sector is usually itself an indicator that efficiency alone must not dominate in public-service delivery"

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Governments Should Be Effective, Not Efficient

President-elect Donald Trump’s recently announced Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by business leaders Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, is creating ripples in Washington. While the idea t...

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Andrea Morrison @andrea-morrison.bsky.social · Dec 4

‼️Only few days left to APPLY ‼️ Deadline 8 December
Winter School Geography of Innovation

January 27-31 2025 Pavia @unipv & @Unibocconi
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#PhD #geoinno #winterschool

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James Wilson @jamierwilson.bsky.social · Dec 3

Felicidades Carme!

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James Wilson @jamierwilson.bsky.social · Nov 30

Drone show over the concha bay #SanSebastian

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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · Nov 30

#Discontent is born of #decline.
#Europe’s angriest regions aren’t its poorest, but those stuck in #development traps—stagnating while others surge ahead.
Europscepticism thrives in economic neglect, as much as culture wars.
The remedy? #Innovation, #education, and #reform.
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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · Nov 29

Radical #innovation in #Spain is becoming an urban monopoly.
Big #cities dominate disruptive patents, while all types of innovation in suburbs has faltered post-2008. #Rural areas remain marginal.
New article by Holl, Martínez & Casado, out now in Growth & Change
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Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness @orkestra-deusto.bsky.social · Nov 28

🇪🇺 Mario Draghi's report "The future of European competitiveness" has sparked an in-depth debate on possible solutions to ensure Europe's future competitiveness.

The latest edition of our international newsletter provides an in-depth analysis of the report's arguments 👉 labur.eus/LeU7V

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · Nov 27

Ouch. China is running out of working age Chinese.

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Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness @orkestra-deusto.bsky.social · Nov 27

👋¡Hola, Bluesky! Somos Orkestra, el Instituto Vasco de Competitividad de la Universidad de Deusto. Investigamos y trabajamos para mejorar la competitividad y el bienestar en el #PaísVasco.

Síguenos para conocer los análisis de nuestro equipo experto sobre temas clave para el desarrollo territorial.

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James Wilson @jamierwilson.bsky.social · Nov 25

Fascinating post for those of us working on knowledge for policy

Embracing the vulnerability of knowing: How do we move beyond arm’s length abstractions and create living spaces where data and stories evoke not just understanding but action?

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The difference between knowledge and knowing

The difference between knowledge and knowing Why is it so hard to act on what we know? Whether it’s exercising more, eating healthier, or tackling urgent...

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