Design Wales released the second issue of the SEE bulletin. The SEE bulletin is the only publication entirely dedicated to exploring matters related to design policies and programmes for design support.
In this issue, the research paper is a contribution from Hong Kong by Professor John Heskett. "Aspects of Design Policy in History" traces the evolution of policy from images of identity to economic intervention across ancient civilisations, political regimes to present-day economic doctrines. The article "From 2009 to 2010: EU and Regional Design Policy Developments" is a review of the current state of play in the EU and regional design policy debate, a continuation from the article published in the previous SEE bulletin. The bulletin also explores the imperative of modernising policy-making through comparing two different approaches to drafting policy in the US and Denmark.
This edition's case studies feature "Good Design Selection" from Korea as an integral part of the government's innovation and procurement strategy; and "Better by Design" from New Zealand, a government initiative to expand the country's economy through the successful application of design to export businesses. Finally, it presents a snapshot of world design policy news through interviews from Argentina, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Iceland and Qatar.
The SEE bulletin is available to download from seeproject.org/publications.