The revamped Welsh Assembly Government now has a better focus on boosting business success, Cardiff's enterprise minister has said.

In April this year the devolved administration reshuffled its organisation and launched a new Department for Enterprise, Innovation and Networks.

Speaking at a business conference on Tuesday, Andrew Davies said the new structure would produce better policies.

It had "brought together the best features of the merged organisations in order to provide a world-class service", he said.

"And in the first two months of the new Department for Enterprise, Innovation and Networks – a mission statement in itself – we are encouraging enterprise and innovation, and we are ensuring we deliver the networks that a modern economy needs – transport infrastructure and broadband links."

The department is in its early days, he added, but had established a firm foundation for the future.

"We'll be open minded, willing to learn best practice from anywhere in the world, and we'll have a culture of challenge, constantly reviewing and evaluating what we do and why we do it," he said.

"We have a team committed and able to deliver a step change in the way we deal with the challenges of a dynamic Welsh economy in a competitive global setting."

Davies also said the Cardiff administration would set about "building a Welsh economy that is holding its own in the competitive global arena".