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Researcher, Big Innovation Centre
Email: asissons@theworkfoundation.com
Telephone: 020 7976 3609
Andrew leads the Big Innovation Centre’s research on markets, place and networks, looking at how innovation works in practice. His research focuses on how the UK economy is changing, how businesses and customers interact in an internet-enabled world, and which parts of the economy are most likely to undergo rapid innovation in the future. These questions have wide-ranging implications for many areas of government policy, from investment priorities to market design.
Prior to the Big Innovation Centre, Andrew worked on the knowledge economy programme, where he led a number of sectoral studies on key growth areas in the UK economy. His publications include a high-profile critique of Enterprise Zones, which attracted widespread attention from the media and policy makers, as well as reports on the dramatic rise of business services and the future of manufacturing in a service economy.
Andrew has previously worked as a consultant for Halcrow and AMION Consulting, where he specialised in economic development and environmental economics. Andrew has a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford.
His publications include: Britain’s Quiet Success Story: Business services in the knowledge economy (2011); More Than Making Things: A new future for manufacturing in a service economy (2011); Do Enterprise Zones Work? (with Chris Brown, 2011).
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Three Dimensional Policy: Why Britain needs a policy framework for 3D printing 3D printing has the potential to transform the manufacturing industry and drive growth. This report looks at what such a radical technology means for government policy.
Andrew Sissons and Spencer Thompson 16 October 2012
The Big Digital Dilemma The internet has changed the way we live, and the way that companies do business. But as well as helping us to order our shopping, it has spawned an economy of its own, a digital economy that takes place solely online, through exchanges of content.
Andrew Sissons 13 September 2011
Are robots stealing our jobs? No, but they’re making them more difficult There’s a debate swirling around in the blogosphere about robots, and whether they’re stealing our jobs.
Andrew Sissons 14 December 2012
Season’s Greetings for the unemployment figures It’s Christmas time – and it turns out that the season has a big effect on today’s labour market statistics, but probably not in the way you expect.
Andrew Sissons 12 December 2012
The fiscal rollover – how long can we postpone the return to growth? At face value, the OBR forecast may not seem very interesting - but behind the scenes, debate is raging about what the future of the UK economy looks like.
Andrew Sissons 06 December 2012
Rising underemployment reflects hidden weakness of UK economy Underemployment is a serious concern that is getting worse despite improvements in the labour market overall, with one in ten workers now in this position.
Andrew Sissons 28 November 2012
Wake Up To Money interviews Andrew Sissons on 3D printing (26 mins in)
BBC Radio 5 Live / Wake Up To Money 16 October 2012
Government needs policy plan for imminent 3D printing revolution to avoid missing out on huge growth opportunities and to address dangers The government needs a plan for the arrival of 3D printing, to ensure that the UK can reap the full economic benefits of this revolutionary technology and to address risks such as illegal gun production. 3D printing will put major strains on the UK’s legal framework, and the government must move quickly to adopt supportive policies so that the UK does not get left behind.
Anna Kharbanda 16 October 2012