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Ideopolis: Knowledge Cities

Following the success of the first Ideopolis report, in April 2006 we launched our second major consortium project on cities in the knowledge economy:

  • To understand how different cities can thrive in the knowledge economy
  • To influence UK-level and European Union-level policies on cities and regions through evidence-based research
  • To support cities in implementing policies that will help them become more economically successful, socially inclusive and sustainable.


Sponsors of the second phase of Ideopolis are:

  • The Arts Council
  • The Department for Communities and Local Government
  • The Greater Norwich Partnership
  • The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • Commercial Education Trust
  • Manchester City Council
  • One North East 
  • University of Bristol.

We are currently conducting the following pieces of research:

Growth Theory and Cities.
Mapping the Knowledge Economy
Collaboration, Local Authorities and City Regions
FE and HE in the Knowledge Economy
Knowledge Workers and Skills
Creative Cities 
 

The report How Can Cities Thrive in the Changing Economy was  launched July 2008 marked the completition of the second phase of the Ideopolis project