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Wales Productivity Forum — Fforwm Cynhyrchiant Cymru

Wales has a population of 3 million, concentrated in the areas of Swansea, Cardiff and Newport, the South Wales Valleys and the north-east corner. Wales has a strong industrial heritage, centred on coal, heavy manufacturing and industry with a shift towards service sectors, tourism and technology. Wales’ output per hour is 17.2% below the UK average and it has three of the 10 least productive parts of the UK, and none in the top 10.


Mae gan Gymru boblogaeth o 3 miliwn o bobl, sydd wedi’i chrynhoi yn Abertawe, Caerdydd, Casnewydd, cymoedd de Cymru a’r gogledd-ddwyrain. Mae gan Gymru hanes diwydiannol cryf sy’n canolbwyntio ar lo, diwydiant trwm a gwaith diwydiannol. Erbyn hyn, mae’n canolbwyntio’n fwy ar wasanaethau, twristiaeth a thechnoleg. Mae allbwn Cymru fesul awr 17.2% yn is na chyfartaledd y DU. Yng Nghymru y mae tair o’r deg ardal leiaf cynhyrchiol yn y DU, ac nid yw unrhyw ardal yng Nghymru ymhlith y deg ardal fwyaf cynhyrchiol.

Cymru translation

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The Wales Productivity Forum is led by the University of Cardiff. It is involved in the implementation of research insights, the design of practical business and policy interventions, and in providing input to the development of the Institute’s future research agenda.


Mae Fforwm Cynhyrchiant Cymru’n cael ei arwain gan Brifysgol Caerdydd. Mae’n troi canfyddiadau ymchwil yn gamau gweithredu, yn cynllunio ymyriadau busnes a pholisi ymarferol ac yn cyfrannu at y gwaith o ddatblygu agenda ymchwil y sefydliad ar gyfer y dyfodol.


Members include stakeholders from policy, community and business leaders from local, national and multinational enterprises.


Mae’r aelodau’n cynnwys rhanddeiliaid o wahanol sectorau – llunwyr polisïau, arweinwyr cymunedol a chynrychiolwyr busnes o fentrau lleol, cenedlaethol a rhyngwladol.

Key Contacts

Robert Lloyd Griffiths OBE

Wales Forum Chair | Cadeirydd Fforwm Cynhyrchiant Cymru
Business Wales | Busnes Cymru

Melanie Jones

Professor Melanie Jones

Wales Forum Lead | Arweinydd Fforwm Cynhyrchiant Cymru
Cardiff Business School | Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd

Fari Aftab

Wales Forum Research Associate | Cydymaith Ymchwil Fforwm Cynhyrchiant Cymru
Cardiff Business School | Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd

Members

Steve Dalton OBE

Former MD, Sony Innovation Centre | cyn-Reolwr Gyfarwyddwr Canolfan Dechnoleg Sony yn y DU

Dr Erin Gill

ARUP

Peter Marrissen

Admiral Group | Grŵp Admiral

Chris Nott OBE

Capital Law

Cynthia Ogbonna

Former MD, Cardiff City Transport Services | cyn-Reolwr Gyfarwyddwr Gwasanaethau Trafnidiaeth Dinas Caerdydd

Dr Janet Wademan

Van Helsing Limited

Rachel Selden

JW Morris

Tom Wilkinson

Barcud Shared Services Ltd

Huw Thomas

Hywel Dda NHS Univ Health Board | Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda

Rhian Elston

Development Bank of Wales | Banc Datblygu Cymru

Tom Nicholls (observer only) | (arsylwr yn unig)

Welsh Government | Llywodraeth Cymru

Huw Morris

University College London | Coleg Prifysgol Llundain

Andrew Henley

Cardiff University | Prifysgol Caerdydd

Rick Delbridge

Cardiff University | Prifysgol Caerdydd

Max Munday

Cardiff University | Prifysgol Caerdydd

Dr Helen Tilley

Wales Centre for Public Policy | Canolfan Polisi Cyhoeddus Cymru

David Blackaby

Swansea University | Prifysgol Abertawe

Gill Bristow

Cardiff University | Prifysgol Caerdydd

Phil Brown

Cardiff University | Prifysgol Caerdydd

Mike Woods

Aberystwyth University | Prifysgol Aberystwyth

Ben Cottam

Federation of Small Businesses Wales | Ffederasiwn Busnesau Bach Cymru

Kellie Beirne

Cardiff Capital Region | Prifddinas-Ranbarth Caerdydd

The Welsh economy has a sizeable productivity gap with the UK, and,  although the gap has not widened further over the past decade, the long-term slowdown of productivity over the longer term is a major factor of concern. Wales has experienced serious deindustrialisation over the past 50 years from a former legacy of coalmining and metals production, particularly in the south Wales valleys. But today, Wales still benefits from relatively good productivity performance in manufacturing, but weak productivity performance in other sectors, notably services.


Mae gan economi Cymru fwlch cynhyrchiant sylweddol o’i chymharu â gweddill y DU. Er nad yw’r bwlch wedi ehangu ymhellach dros y degawd diwethaf, mae’r ffaith bod cynhyrchiant wedi arafu dros gyfnod hir yn bryder mawr. Mae Cymru wedi bod yn destun dad-ddiwydiannu difrifol dros y 50 mlynedd diwethaf, yn dilyn hanes hir o godi glo a chynhyrchu metel, yn enwedig yng nghymoedd de Cymru. Heddiw, mae cynhyrchiant Cymru’n dal i fod yn weddol dda ym maes gweithgynhyrchu, ond mae’n wan mewn sectorau eraill, yn enwedig y sector gwasanaethau.

Since the establishment of Senedd Cymru (formerly the National Assembly for Wales) in 1999, Wales has experienced devolved powers regarding health, education, transport, economic development and business support, agriculture and environment, and some limited fiscal powers. Find insights into Welsh productivity below.


Ers sefydlu Senedd Cymru (Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru gynt) ym 1999, mae Cymru wedi sicrhau pwerau datganoledig ym meysydd iechyd, addysg, trafnidiaeth, datblygu economaidd, busnes, amaethyddiaeth a’r amgylchedd, gan gynnwys rhai pwerau cyllidol. Mae rhagor o wybodaeth am gynhyrchiant Cymru ar gael isod.

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