After years of disrepute in several countries, Industrial Policy (IP) is back in vogue of late at regional, national and international levels, driven by concerns over competitiveness, globalisation, de-industrialisation, unemployment and, in the European case, by comparatively slow growth. Modern industrial policy is a broad concept and has moved beyond entailing specific industrial policies (that aim to improve the competitiveness of particular firms and sectors); rather, it is increasingly viewed as the architecture through which the state enables businesses and people to acquire new capabilities to enhance growth and socio-economic development within geographical places. A selection of the papers from the conference will be published in the Cambridge journal of Regions, Economy and Society.

Latest episodes of the podcast CJRES 2018 Back on the Agenda? Industrial Policy revisited

• Session 1: Setting the scene: The role of industrial policy in addressing societal challenges
• Session 7: How can Industry 4.0 and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems inform effective industrial policies?
• Session 2: Developing place-based industrial policies (1)
• Session 3A: Developing place-based industrial policies (2) (The case of the United Kingdom)
• Session 3B Parallel Session: How can Smart Specialisation inform effective industrial policies?
• Session 5: Enhancing Competitiveness Through Industrial Policy
• Session 6: How can industrial policy foster innovation?