LEDCast

LEDCast

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.

Episodes

The Political Economy at district level in Indonesia

June 21, 2010 • 41 mins

In this LEDCast episode Christian Schoen of mesopartner and Dr. Christian von Luebke of Stanford University discuss the political economy at the district level in Indonesia. Christian von Luebke is a political economist with particular interest in governance and economic development in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia.

The conversation focuses on two research projects: The Political Economy of the Local Investment Climate...

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Experiences in Cluster Development - interview with Lindqvist

February 12, 2010

In this episode, Frank Wältring of mesopartner interviews Dr. Göran Lindqvist on the learning experiences in cluster development since 2003. Dr. Lindqvist is an associate at the Center for Strategy and Competitiveness (CSC) at the Stockholm School of Economics. He is also a co-au...

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LEDCast: Cluster facilitation

January 18, 2010 • 24 mins

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 mesop...

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LED in post recovery disaster areas

August 30, 2009 • 12 mins
In this episode, Dr. Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke of mesopartner interviews professionals of the international NGO World Vision: Elvire Douglas, Humanitarian Emergency Officer in Haiti and Treganna Myrabo, Economic Recovery Coordinator at the International Center in Monrovia, USA. The interview highlights why it is needed to include an economic perspective from the beginning in the response process to natural and man-made disasters.
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Natasha Walker on facilitation - part 2 of 2

July 10, 2009 • 25 mins
This is the 2nd part of the interview between Shawn Cunningham and Natasha Walker on facilitation.
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Natasha Walker on facilitation - part 1 of 2

July 8, 2009 • 25 mins
Shawn Cunningham interviews Natasha Walker on the essence of facilitation. During the conversation they share some practical tips and also agree on many pet hates. The issues discussed range from dealing with so-called difficult participants, balancing the role of facilitator and expert, and managing group work and feedback sessions. For more information on Natasha visit www.ifok.de or http://natashafacilitator.wordpress.com/
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Announcement of the death of Jorg Meyer-Stamer

July 8, 2009 • 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/
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Case #16: The Provincial Competitiveness Index in Vietnam

March 12, 2009 • 35 mins
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.

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Innovation #3: Analysing an innovation system in South Africa

February 8, 2009 • 27 mins
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.
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Case #15: Cluster promotion in Western Cape province, South Africa

January 25, 2009 • 34 mins
Nigel Gwynne-Evans of the Department of Economic Development in the Western Cape, South Africa, shares his experience with ten years of cluster promotion.
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Value Chains #7: Lessons learnt in value chain promotion

January 9, 2009 • 28 mins
Jorg Meyer-Stamer has a conversation with Jim Tomecko (GTZ, Thailand) on some of the main lessons learnt in value chain development initiatives.
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A conversation with Jorg Meyer-Stamer, part 2

December 29, 2008 • 21 mins
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 he...
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A conversation with Jorg Meyer-Stamer, part 1

December 21, 2008 • 24 mins
Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke and Frank Waeltring interview Jorg Meyer-Stamer on the first part of his career, when he was working in academia and policy research.

This is the first 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.
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Innovation #2: Innovation Systems

December 12, 2008 • 23 mins
Shawn and Jorg explore the relevance of national, regional and sectoral innovation systems and discuss practical ways of changing the way in which they work.
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Innovation #1: Introduction

November 29, 2008 • 19 mins
Kicking off a new series, Shawn and Jorg have a conversation on some basic concepts and issues around innovation.
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Cases #14: The evolution of carnival in Trinidad

November 14, 2008 • 22 mins
Clive Pegus tells Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke how the carnival in Trinidad is an important factor in the local economy, not only due to its growth and the tourism it attracts but also because it has spawned carnivals in other cities around the world.
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Tools #11: The Boston Matrix

November 3, 2008 • 17 mins
In another presentation from mesopartner's Africa Academy on LED, Colin Mitchell presents a variation of the Boston Matrix, a simple tool to investigate promising areas of specialisation for a given territory.
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Tools #10: The Leaking Bucket

October 25, 2008 • 10 mins
In a presentation from mesopartner's Africa Academy on LED, Afia Darkwa-Amanor presents the Leaking Bucket, a tool that allows to leverage money and other resources that usually flow out of the local economy for local economic development. Afia is a Senior Advisor in the gtz-supported LRED program in Ghana.
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Tools #9: Polarity management

October 10, 2008 • 18 mins
In a presentation from mesopartner's Africa Academy on LED, Shawn Cunningham presents the concept of polarity management, i.e. an approach to deal with opposing options to address a given issue in a constructive manner and avoiding extreme swings of a pendulum.
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Tools #8: The Vegetable Garden: A practical way to explain the "enabling environment"

October 3, 2008 • 12 mins
In a recording from mesopartner's first Africa Academy on LED, Sonja Ende uses the metaphor of a vegetable garden to explain the principles of an enabling environment and to highlight the appropriate role of government in LED.


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