en-gb MediaSterling ClickSimple™ http://www.localfutures.com Local Knowledge is a powerful web-based service for local strategies and marketing. Local Knowledge has a range of applications for analysing the performance of regions and localities. They are easy and quick to use and are designed to help users generate a better understanding of the city - economically, socially, environmentally. Demographics World population has doubled over the past 50 years. The vast majority of this growth has been generated by third world countries while developed nations have experienced near zero growth and even decline. The UK s growing population is expected to peak around 62 million in 2021 and then decline. As world population growth continues to be disproportionate there will be increasing migration from less developed nations to developed nations. This will have significant implications for ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/Our_Network/Intelligence/Future_Drivers/Demographics/default.aspx#2119 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:23:25 GMT Connected Places event - 14th December 2009 At this event we examined the implications of the Government s Digital Britain agenda and related plans for universal broadband access. Key to the debate was how to utilise ICT in order to deliver local strategic priorities and realise the potential of enhanced connectivity to help achieve long-term visions for places. All of the presentations from the day are now available below, alongside a brief summary of the event's content. For further informati ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/Our_Network/default.aspx#2257 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:47:25 GMT We understand your need to talk to your fellow policy and decisionmakers, to share experiences and share knowledge. That is why a subscription to Local Knowledge does not only give you access to our data and intelligence - we also bring our users together, providing a platform for continuous learning and support. The Local Futures Network provides access to new ideas, research and evidence around the key future drivers of change, and draws on our specialist expertise in the knowledge economy an ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/Our_Network/default.aspx#1660 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:44:47 GMT Organisational change A key driver of global change over the last decade has been foreign direct investment (FDI), While GDP and the overall level of world exports have both shown steady growth this has been eclipsed by the growth in levels of FDI. Worldwide flows of FDI grew throughout the 1990s, with the UK a major beneficiary. However, flows have slowed subsequently, as a result of weaker economic growth, tumbling stock markets and institutional factors. FDI can take a variety of forms and i ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/Our_Network/Intelligence/Future_Drivers/Organisational_Change/default.aspx#2124 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:18:27 GMT Leisure and Tourism As, in our affluent times, more and more material needs are satisfied for more and more people, so marketers and consumers inevitably shift focus from functional to psychic benefits: reverie/escape, status-enhancement, stress-alleviation, reward, social skill confirmation, etc. Alongside this trend is the fact that an ever-greater proportion of consumer spending is going in search of services rather than physical goods. Only about one third of all UK household s spending is ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/Our_Network/Intelligence/Future_Drivers/Leisure__Tourism/default.aspx#2127 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:13:29 GMT Labour Market Demographic trends are expected to produce far-reaching changes in the European labour market over the next 10 to 15 years, compared to the past several decades: The EU working age population will decline significantly up to 2010, implying that increased participation rates will be needed and that unemployment could decrease with job creation. Labour shortages in 2010 will be most significant in the UK and mainly other northern EU countries, whereas France, Spain and southern Ital ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/Our_Network/Intelligence/Future_Drivers/Labour_Market/default.aspx#2123 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:12:19 GMT Scenario characteristics Scenario assumptions Scenario characteristics World Markets National Enterprise Global Responsibility Local Stewardship Drivers Social Values Internationalist; Liberalist Nationalist; individualist Internationalist; communitarian Localist; cooperative Governance Structures Weak; dispersed; consultative Weak; national; closed Strong; coordinated; consultative Strong; local; participative Role of Policy Minimal; enabling markets State-centred market regulation to protect ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/Our_Network/Intelligence/Scenarios/scenario_characteristics/default.aspx#1689 Thu, 17 May 2007 15:03:51 GMT Return to Scenarios 5.0. Scenario: Local Stewardship 5.1. Summary 5.2. Scenario drivers 5.3. International context 5.4. Economy and sectoral trends 5.5. Employment and social issues 5.6. Regional development 5.7. Education, welfare and health 5.8. Environment and sustainability Scenario Assumptions 5.1. Summary People aspire to sustainable levels of welfare in federal and networked communities. Markets are subject to social regulation to ensure more equally distributed opportunities and a high ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/Our_Network/Intelligence/Scenarios/Scenario_Local_Stewardship/default.aspx#1135 Wed, 09 May 2007 14:31:05 GMT Return to Scenarios 4.0. Scenario: Global responsibility 4.1. Summary 4.2. Scenario drivers 4.3. International context 4.4. Economy and sectoral trends 4.5. Employment and social issues 4.6. Regional development 4.7. Education, welfare and health 4.8. Environment and sustainability Scenario Assumptions 4.1. Summary People aspire to high levels of welfare within communities with shared values, more equally distributed opportunities and a sound environment. There is a belief that these objectives ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/Our_Network/Intelligence/Scenarios/Scenario_Global_responsibility/default.aspx#1126 Wed, 09 May 2007 14:29:50 GMT Return to Scenarios 3. Scenario: National Enterprise 3.1. Summary 3.2. Scenario drivers 3.3. International context 3.4. Economy and sectoral trends 3.5. Employment and social issues 3.6. Regional development 3.7. Education, welfare and health 3.8. Environment and sustainability Scenario Assumptions 3.1. Summary People aspire to personal independence and material wealth within a nationally-rooted cultural identity. Liberalised markets together with a commitment to build capabilities and resource ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/Our_Network/Intelligence/Scenarios/Scenario_National_Enterprise/default.aspx#1117 Wed, 09 May 2007 14:27:36 GMT Return to Scenarios 2. Scenario: World Markets 2.1. Summary 2.2. Scenario drivers 2.3. International context 2.4. Economy and sectoral trends 2.5. Employment and social issues 2.6. Regional development 2.7. Education, welfare and health 2.8. Environment and sustainability Scenario Assumptions 2.1. Summary People aspire to personal independence, material wealth and mobility to the exclusion of wider social goals. Integrated global markets are presumed to best deliver these goals. Internationally ... http://www.localfutures.com/Home/Our_Network/Intelligence/Scenarios/Scenario_National_Enterprise/Scenario__World_Markets/default.aspx#1103 Wed, 09 May 2007 14:25:37 GMT