LEDCast

Shawn Cunningham

This podcast is about Local Economic Development (LED). The authors will discuss interesting topics in the field of LED. Industry experts will be interviewed and practical tools will be discussed.

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best LEDCast episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to LEDCast for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite LEDCast episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

LED in industrialised and developing countries

LEDCast

04/07/07 • 14 min

In industrialized countries, LED has been practized for decades, whereas in developed countries it is a fairly recent phenomenon. Current practice in industrialized countries is the result of extensive learning-by-doing and trial-and-error processes. Practitioners in developing countries who want to learn for those experiences need to understand the evolutionary pattern of LED, and they need to ask the right questions to understand how current practice emerged.

LED and Strategy

LEDCast

03/19/07 • 22 min

In this program, we discuss the difference between strategy and strategic planning and the meaning of strategy for LED.

In the Podcast, we mention Henry Mintzberg's "5 Ps of Strategy". There is more information available at http://www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/dstools/paradigm/5pstrat.html We also mention David La Piana, the author of "Play to Win. The Nonprofit Guide to Competitive Strategy". You can find a Podcast where he presents some of his main ideas at http://cdn.conversationsnetwork.org/SI.CLB-DavidLaPiana-2006.08.19.mp3

Why LED?

LEDCast

03/07/07 • 14 min

Why has Local Economic Development received so much attention in recent years, both by local actors and by national governments?

Announcement of the death of Jorg Meyer-Stamer

LEDCast

07/08/09 • 1 min

As many listeners are aware, Dr. Jorg Meyer-Stamer passed away on the 1st of May, 2009. In this short announcement Shawn Cunningham commit on behalf of mesopartner to continue publishing the LEDCast. To visit the condolonce page go to http://www.mesopartner.com/nc/dr-joerg-meyer-stamer/

Case #16: The Provincial Competitiveness Index in Vietnam

LEDCast

03/12/09 • 35 min

Edmund Malesky explains the conceptual foundation and the impact of the PCI, an exercise that has been running in Vietnam for some years, unleashing significant sub-national government efforts to create a more business-friendly environment.

Innovation #3: Analysing an innovation system in South Africa

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02/08/09 • 27 min

John Lawson, Geoff Ritson and Jorg Meyer-Stamer discuss the outcomes of a RALIS exercise, i.e. a quick diagnosis of the innovation system around the Downstream Chemicals Technology Station at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Case #15: Cluster promotion in Western Cape province, South Africa

LEDCast

01/25/09 • 34 min

Nigel Gwynne-Evans of the Department of Economic Development in the Western Cape, South Africa, shares his experience with ten years of cluster promotion.

Value Chains #7: Lessons learnt in value chain promotion

LEDCast

01/09/09 • 28 min

Jorg Meyer-Stamer has a conversation with Jim Tomecko (GTZ, Thailand) on some of the main lessons learnt in value chain development initiatives.

A conversation with Jorg Meyer-Stamer, part 2

LEDCast

12/29/08 • 21 min

Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke and Frank Waeltring interview Jorg Meyer-Stamer on the second part of his career, working as an advisor and trainer and founding mesopartner. This is the second of two LEDcasts which come as a companion to a book that Ulrich and Frank edited on the occasion of Jorg's 50th birthday. This "birthday anthology" with contributions from a number of renowned researchers and practitioners is available here.

LEDCast: Cluster facilitation

LEDCast

01/18/10 • 24 min

In this LEDCast episode, Frank Waeltring interviews Ifor Ffowcs-Williams on the role of a "cluster facilitator". The difference between cluster management and cluster facilitation is discussed. Different kinds of funding and its implications are also elaborated on and the roles of different cluster facilitators are described. The main challenges for future cluster initiatives are also explored. Frank Waeltring is a partner in mesopartner (www.mesopartner.com). Ifor Ffowcs-Williams is an international cluster development expert and CEO of the niche economic development consulting firm Cluster Navigators (http://www.clusternavigators.com). His blog site is at (http://e4oncompetitiveness.com/ ).

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How many episodes does LEDCast have?

LEDCast currently has 67 episodes available.

What topics does LEDCast cover?

The podcast is about Economic, Non-Profit, Society & Culture, Local, Development, Podcasts and Business.

What is the most popular episode on LEDCast?

The episode title 'Experiences in Cluster Development - interview with Lindqvist' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on LEDCast?

The average episode length on LEDCast is 24 minutes.

How often are episodes of LEDCast released?

Episodes of LEDCast are typically released every 12 days, 16 hours.

When was the first episode of LEDCast?

The first episode of LEDCast was released on Mar 7, 2007.

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