UK competitiveness insights and analysis from the CBI

Vision for the Humber’s clean growth future launched in Hull.

Throughout 2022 we engaged with CBI Members, key stakeholders and partners across the country to identify the essential ingredients which world leading business clusters require. These insights have been brought together into our new digital Clusters Playbook – with the original outputs summarized below for reference.

How English regions are delivering growth and creating a thriving business environment.

A key theme that emerged on day two of the conference was that of collaboration and partnership being critical catalysts for innovation and growth. Business clusters – anchored by world-class companies and institutions – are engines of economic growth.

Right across the country – in clusters and beyond - there are huge prizes to be had from fostering more collaboration between business, universities and innovation centres.

How English regions are delivering growth and creating a thriving business environment.

Visa’s Jeni Mundy on an opportunity for businesses to help drive growth across the UK.

How English regions are delivering growth and creating a thriving business environment.

A plan to power up the regions.

In classrooms and workplaces across the country, investment in digital skills is opening up real economic opportunities. Martin McFadyen, Head of Public Sector at Virgin Media O2 Business, explains why digital upskilling plays such a vital role in the UK’s future growth.

Building innovation-hungry business clusters can foster collaboration between firms and spur competition, launch new products and help build skills for the future. It could be just the ticket to creating thriving regions and nations across the UK.

What does the legislative agenda state for regional development and Levelling Up?