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Ken Keir on UK manufacturing Featuring: video, Creative Commons Image The Open University

By Ken Keir (Guest), Dr Leslie Budd (The Open University)

02 February 2012

Honda Executive Vice Director Ken Keir talks the role of government in promoting manufacturing, the impact of environmental demands and the future for making things...  Read more : Ken Keir on UK manufacturing

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Evan Davis: Questions after ReflectionsCopyrighted Image The Open University

By Evan Davis (The Open University)

11 November 2011

Following his lecture, Reflections on the British Economy, Evan Davis took questions from the audience.  Read more : Evan Davis: Questions after Reflections

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Evan Davis: Reflections on the British Economy Featuring: video, Copyrighted Image The Open University

By Evan Davis (The Open University)

11 November 2011

An overview of the British economy - and the risks and opportunities for the future - from Evan Davis.  Read more : Evan Davis: Reflections on the British Economy

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Can British-owned intellectual property enlighten the British economy?Creative Commons Image By woowoowoo via Flickr under Creative Commons license.

By Dr Leslie Budd (The Open University)

28 June 2011

Leslie Budd looks at how the UK economy pays its way in the global economy by exploiting intellectual property (IP).  Read more : Can British-owned intellectual property enlighten the British economy?

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OU on the BBC: Made in Britain - Episode Two

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

27 June 2011

Evan Davis argues it's right for Britain to concentrate on excelling in the knowledge economy in his second exploration of what the nation makes  Read more : OU on the BBC: Made in Britain - Episode Two

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'We don't make anything any more': Is it true that the UK is just a giant service centre?Rainer Plendl | Dreamstime.com

By Dr Matthew Hinton (The Open University)

27 June 2011

Manufacturing is still a major part of the UK economy - and even financial service jobs depend on it remaining vibrant. So how do we...  Read more : 'We don't make anything any more': Is it true that the UK is just a giant service centre?

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OU on the BBC: Made in Britain - Episode OneBBC

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

20 June 2011

Discover why Evan Davis will be flying in the world's most revolutionary jet in the first episode of Made in Britain.  Read more : OU on the BBC: Made in Britain - Episode One

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OU on the BBC: Made In BritainBBC

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

17 June 2011

Evan Davis takes on the belief that the UK doesn't make things any more, finding the evidence that we're still, in part, an industrialised nation.  Read more : OU on the BBC: Made In Britain

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Visible Trade: A UK trade data visualisation tool Featuring: activity, Copyrighted Image The Open University / Shipping containers © Videowokart | Dreamstime.com

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

16 June 2011

Delve into 20 years’ worth of UK export and import data to discover some surprising stories about the UK’s trade relations with the rest of...  Read more : Visible Trade: A UK trade data visualisation tool

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Learning from Germany’s economic modelCreative Commons Image By ftzdomino via Flickr under Creative Commons license

By Dr Matthew Hinton (The Open University)

15 June 2011

Matthew Hinton asks: how has Germany developed its manufacturing dominance?  Read more : Learning from Germany’s economic model

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