Improving Public Services

publication 26 June 2019
At the Tipping Point: Welsh Local Government and Austerity
Professor James Downe and Emma Taylor-Collins

This report outlines Welsh councils’ responses to austerity, drawing on interviews with Welsh council leaders, chief executives, finance directors, and external stakeholders. Councils have responded...

publication 13 March 2019
Sustainable Public Procurement
Mair Bell

What is meant by sustainable public procurement, the key approaches to achieving it, and how these can be implemented

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Commentary 1 November 2017
Matthew Taylor talks about the Future of Work
Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), discusses the RSA's programme for the Future of Work, at our Future of Work...
Commentary 1 November 2017
Stijn Broecke discusses the OECD’s research into the Future of Work
Stijn Broecke, Senior Economist in Employment, Labour and Social Affairs at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), talks about the OECD’s programme...
Press Releases 1 November 2017
Future of Work in Wales
The greater use of artificial intelligence and robotics is set to dramatically alter the kinds of jobs available in Wales within the next 20 years.
Publications 1 November 2017
Future of Work in Wales
The future of work is uncertain, with a wide range of societal changes affecting the labour market.
Publications 13 September 2017
Regional Cooperation and Shared Services – Reflections from ‘Wales Down Under’
This report from the Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW) reviews the existing evidence on shared services. Alongside that report, we commissioned Professor Graham Sansom (...
Publications 5 September 2017
Considerations for Designing and Implementing Effective Shared Services
This report from the Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW) brings together existing evidence on shared services in local government. In particular, it outlines why...
Publications 26 February 2017
Harnessing Growth Sectors for Poverty Reduction
This report considers how growth sectors can reduce poverty by providing high quality jobs and opportunities for career progression. Based on research funded by the...
Publications 9 February 2017
Not-for-Dividend (NFD) Rail Service Provision
How could the Wales and Border rail franchise be designed to deliver a NFD passenger service?