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This year marks the ninth annual Deloitte Media Consumer Survey, presenting views on the major trends that are impacting the media landscape.

This strategy will put in place public/private governance structures and a shared platform to deliver open data through NIDirect.

This strategy sets out how the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and partner organisations intend to meet the 5 G8 Open Data Charter principles that the UK government signed up to in June 2013.

The SSA for the Digital Economy defines the contributions of digital skills to society and the economy.

The Information Economy Economic Estimates report published in October 2013 provides economic and employment estimates for the Information Economy as defined by The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).

A canvassing of 2,558 experts and technology builders about where we will stand by the year 2025 finds striking patterns in their predictions.

The report discusses the steps necessary to keep digital infrastructure improving at a rate that will allow the growth and development of a vibrant global digital economy in the near and medium term.

This report looks ahead to the second half of this decade, and considers the big changes that will be needed for government to make the most of the opportunities presented by technology, data and the internet.

In this 2013 paper, David Willetts makes an important contribution to this debate – setting out eight great technologies in which Britain is or can be global leaders.

The House of Lords Select Committee on Digital Skills published its report, 'Make or Break: The UK’s Digital Future', which warns that the UK is not addressing its significant skills shortage and the incoming Government of 2015 urgently needs to resolve this.

The InnovateUK delivery plan explains what they are doing to achieve this during the financial year beginning April 2014.

The European ICT Poles of Excellence (EIPE) research project investigated the issues of growth, jobs and innovation, which have become the main priorities of the European Union’s growth strategy programme ‘Europe 2020’.

This 2014 report contains statistics and analysis of the Northern Ireland communications sector and is a reference for industry, stakeholders and consumers.

The 2014 Northern Ireland Knowledge Economy Index tracks the health of the Northern Ireland innovation economy by comparing data year-on-year, comparison to other regions and monitoring availability of capital.

In 2014 the Tech Partnership and SAS UK issued the third annual report into the big data skills gap in the UK economy.

This 2013 strategy developed in partnership by Government, industry and academia sets out a road map to help the UK accelerate in the global race, focusing on its strengths.

In 2013 Whisple Cloud Services engaged Oxford Economics to assess the potential economic contribution that cloud computing could make to the Northern Ireland economy.