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And, Ceri, from your perspective, did you take any inspiration from examples either in this country or, indeed, abroad?
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And you just mentioned other examples around the world—did you take, obviously, what you saw internationally, then, and try to replicate that in your own area? Did you learn any other useful approaches from other examples around the world?
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Thank you, Ceri. Diolch. Matthew Brown.
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Perhaps I can start with Ceri Cunnington.
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Thank you for those introductions, and perhaps I can just kick off the session with a few questions. First of all, can you outline the approach to economic and community development taken in your area over recent years, and how did you develop this approach?
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Thank you very much. Matthew Brown.
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Yes, I can hear you clearly.
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May I welcome you back to this meeting of the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee? We'll move on now to item 4 on our agenda. This is the second evidence session for our inquiry into the foundational economy. May I welcome the witnesses to this…
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Thank you, Jenny. And I'm afraid that time has beaten us. It's been a very interesting session. Thank you very much for giving up your time this morning. Your evidence, obviously, will be very important to us for our inquiry. A copy of today's transcript will…
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Okay. Thank you, Mick. If I can now bring in Jenny Rathbone.
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Professor Green, do you have anything to add?
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Professor Williams.
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Harry.
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Okay, thanks, Sam. I'll now bring in Mick Antoniw. Mick.
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Before you go on, I think Professor Williams would just like to come in on this.
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Thank you, Luke. I'll now bring in Samuel Kurtz. Sam.
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Okay. I'll now bring in Luke Fletcher. Luke.
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So, it’s about bringing people together in the main, then.
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Yes, and, following on from that, you and colleagues in the Foundational Alliance Wales network say the Welsh Government uses a descriptive sector-based definition of the foundational economy, while practitioners focus on how a foundational economy approach…
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Professor Williams.
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Anne Green, would you like to come in on that?
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Okay. Before I bring in Anne Green, I know Mick Antoniw would just like to come in on this particular issue. Mick.
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Anyone else on establishing an academy?
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Do you think that developing a foundational economy academy, as recommended by Dr Gary Walpole and colleagues, would be a good way of supporting public sector organisations to develop foundational economy understanding and capability? Professor Williams.
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Professor Green.
