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In the LEDCast Podcast series practical information on local economic development in developing and transformation countries are discussed. The show is published by Mesopartner.com

The Political Economy at district level in Indonesia 06/21/2010

The Political Economy at district level in Indonesia In this LEDCast episode of and Dr. 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. /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090113

Experiences in Cluster Development - interview with Lindqvist 02/12/2010

Experiences in Cluster Development - interview with Lindqvist In this episode, of interviews Dr. Göran Lindqvist on the learning experiences in cluster development since 2003. Dr. Lindqvist is an associate at the . He is also a co-author of the Cluster Greenbook (2003) and several other publications on clusters. /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090117

LEDCast: Cluster facilitation 01/18/2010

LEDCast: Cluster facilitation 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/ ). /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090109

LED in post recovery disaster areas 08/30/2009

LED in post recovery disaster areas 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.Please post your comments and questions to us! /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090107

Natasha Walker on facilitation - part 2 of 2 07/10/2009

Natasha Walker on facilitation - part 2 of 2 This is the 2nd part of the interview between Shawn Cunningham and Natasha Walker on facilitation. /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090103

Natasha Walker on facilitation - part 1 of 2 07/08/2009

Natasha Walker on facilitation - part 1 of 2 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/ /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090102

Announcement of the death of Jorg Meyer-Stamer 07/08/2009

Announcement of the death of Jorg Meyer-Stamer 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/ /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090106

Case #16: The Provincial Competitiveness Index in Vietnam 03/12/2009

Case #16: The Provincial Competitiveness Index in Vietnam 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. /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090101

Innovation #3: Analysing an innovation system in South Africa 02/08/2009

Innovation #3: Analysing an innovation system in South Africa 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. /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090099

Case #15: Cluster promotion in Western Cape province, South Africa 01/25/2009

Case #15: Cluster promotion in Western Cape province, South Africa Nigel Gwynne-Evans of the Department of Economic Development in the Western Cape, South Africa, shares his experience with ten years of cluster promotion. /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090098

Value Chains #7: Lessons learnt in value chain promotion 01/09/2009

Value Chains #7: Lessons learnt in value chain promotion Jorg Meyer-Stamer has a conversation with Jim Tomecko (GTZ, Thailand) on some of the main lessons learnt in value chain development initiatives. /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090097

A conversation with Jorg Meyer-Stamer, part 2 12/29/2008

A conversation with Jorg Meyer-Stamer, part 2 Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke and Frank Waeltring interview Jorg Meyer-Stamer /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090096

A conversation with Jorg Meyer-Stamer, part 1 12/21/2008

A conversation with Jorg Meyer-Stamer, part 1 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 . /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090094

Innovation #2: Innovation Systems 12/12/2008

Innovation #2: Innovation Systems 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. /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090093

Innovation #1: Introduction 11/29/2008

Innovation #1: Introduction Kicking off a new series, Shawn and Jorg have a conversation on some basic concepts and issues around innovation. /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090089

Cases #14: The evolution of carnival in Trinidad 11/14/2008

Cases #14: The evolution of carnival in Trinidad 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. /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090088

Tools #11: The Boston Matrix 11/03/2008

Tools #11: The Boston Matrix 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. /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090085

Tools #10: The Leaking Bucket 10/25/2008

Tools #10: The Leaking Bucket 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. /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090087

Tools #9: Polarity management 10/10/2008

Tools #9: Polarity management 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. /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090083

Tools #8: The Vegetable Garden: A practical way to explain the "enabling environment" 10/03/2008

Tools #8: The Vegetable Garden: A practical way to explain the "enabling environment" 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. /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090081

Concept #9: Competition and competitiveness 09/13/2008

Concept #9: Competition and competitiveness Shawn and Jorg discuss why some people are uncomfortable with the notion of competition, what the upside and downside of competition is, and how to become competitive. /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090079

Cases #13: IBA See -- Conversion of a former open pit mining region 08/29/2008

Cases #13: IBA See -- Conversion of a former open pit mining region Michael Feiler, project manager at , explains their experimental, innovation-focused approach to the conversion of a region that has been shaped by decades of open pit lignite mining. /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090076

Concept #8: Change management 08/15/2008

Concept #8: Change management Jorg Meyer-Stamer and Grant McKenzie discuss what lessons Change Management has to offer for territorial development. /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090074

Cases #12: LED in Bosnia and Herzegovina 08/01/2008

Cases #12: LED in Bosnia and Herzegovina Zdravko Miovcic, director of EDA - Development Agency, Banja Luka, shares experiences and lessons learnt in many years of doing LED in Bosnia and Herzegovina. /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090071

Concept #7: Systemic competitiveness 07/25/2008

Concept #7: Systemic competitiveness Shawn Cunningham and Jorg Meyer-Stamer discuss the origin and main messages of the concept of Systemic Competitiveness, an approach that helps in formulating a holistic perspective of a local economy. More information, including the Benchmarking Table that we mention in the show, is available . /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090069

Cases #11: UNIDO's experience with cluster promotion 07/04/2008

Cases #11: UNIDO's experience with cluster promotion Michele Clara, industrial development officer in the Cluster and Business Linkages Unit of the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) shares some of the lessons learnt over many years of cluster promotion. /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090068

Cases #10: Using radio in local development 06/13/2008

Cases #10: Using radio in local development Sonja Ende interviews Kasim Abdukadir, who is running a small business-oriented programme in a local radio station in Niger province, Nigeria, and Veronique Stolz, who is with a GTZ programme and promotes developmental radio in Nigeria. The publication she mentions is available at . /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090065

Cases #9: Business Development Committees in Nigeria 05/30/2008

Cases #9: Business Development Committees in Nigeria Sonja Ende interviews Margaret Joshua who is working with GTZ's LED programme in Nigeria. Margaret shares the experience with Business Development Committees that have been created at a local level in order to improve the local business environment. /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090063

Tools #7: Managing expectations 05/17/2008

Tools #7: Managing expectations Jorg Meyer-Stamer and Colin Mitchell discuss why the management of expectations in development activities so often goes wrong. /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090061

Tools #6: PACA 05/04/2008

Tools #6: PACA Shawn Cunningham and Jorg Meyer-Stamer discuss the background, main characteristics and evolution of the Participatory Appraisal of Competitive Advantage (PACA) method. /episode/index/show/ledcast/id/1090059

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