This report provides a snapshot of Northern Ireland’s digital and deeptech innovation-driven enterprises (IDEs) established since 2017. It delves into [...]

Matrix's Advanced Wireless Networks report shows that Northern Ireland is well-positioned to reap the rewards of Advanced Wireless Networks, if they are effectively deployed.

The Northern Ireland Audit Office has published a new report developing a good practice guide for Innovation and Risk management.

As the Northern Ireland economy continues its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, the government is now looking further ahead and implementing frameworks that aim to put Northern Ireland in a stronger position to withstand crises like the current one in the future.

Northern Ireland’s Future Hydrogen Demand and Capability envisions a future economy powered by green hydrogen.

The Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC) of Queen’s University Belfast, working together with Catalyst and EY, has published its scoping study “Developing a Hydrogen Roadmap and Evaluating Technology Capability Options for Northern Ireland”.

The report outlines the capabilities Northern Ireland has to meet this demand commercially and sets forth recommendations for policy development and practical interventions into the future demand for hydrogen in Northern Ireland.

The Clean Revolution – Building Northern Ireland’s Offshore Wind Industry sets out how the industry and government can work together to achieve 1.5 GW of electricity by 2032.

An overview of the key players and support in the UK public sector research and innovation ecosystem for hydrogen

The Department for the Economy has published MAP NI which identifies the main restrictions to the roll-out of mobile technologies and provides solutions to overcome these barriers.

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor - Northern Ireland Report 2020 Queen’s University Belfast has developed a research paper, the 2020 Global Entrepreneurship [...]

This 22-point Action Plan outlines some of the main actions to be taken forward during 2022 by central government and our partners.

Around two thirds of the young people who leave Northern Ireland to study in other UK regions or further afield never return. This report from Pivotal explores the reasons behind these decisions and makes suggestions which could encourage more leavers to consider returning home after graduation or later in life.

Spotlight on Maths highlights how maths skills can benefit citizens in their studies and careers.

3 Year Strategy for FinTech in Northern Ireland FinTechNI has published a 3 Year Strategy and Roadmap for FinTech in [...]

This report, developed by Ulster University's Economic Policy Centre (UUEPC) and commissioned by the Department for the Economy examines the increasing role of automation and it's effects on the Northern Ireland economy.

Matrix commissioned this study to explore the links between research excellence and innovation in Northern Ireland.

Planning for the Future of Transport – Time for Change outlines how the Department for Infrastructure's priorities for the future of transport here can be supported by the improved planning, management and development of the transport networks over the next 10 to 15 years. 

Northern Ireland is uniquely positioned in the United Kingdom (UK) and Europe to become a leader in hydrogen deployment and technology. The analysis described in this report presents scenarios for the deployment of hydrogen in Northern Ireland’s transportation and heating sectors in 2030.

Northern Ireland Cyber Security Snapshot 2021 CSIT/QUB/Perspective Economics The Centre for Secure Information Technologies at Queens’ University, Belfast and Perspective [...]

In terms of strengths in innovation activities, NI’s overall performance in innovation activity is below average, both in comparison to EU and other UK regions however Northern Ireland performs well in terms of IP generated and commercialised through spin-out companies, with the majority generated by Queen’s University.

Northern Ireland response to the AI Council AI Roadmap The Northern Ireland Innovation Stakeholder Group has submitted a Northern Ireland [...]

This report brings together the findings of a sectoral foresight study of current and future opportunities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Northern Ireland (NI). It was commissioned by Matrix to inform the AI Competence Centre (AICC) business case.

TechUK's Northern Ireland Digital Dialogue brought together local leaders from across the public and private sectors on 13 October 2020 to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on Northern Ireland and how digital technology can support a levelled-up recovery.

The pharmaceutical industry plays an important role in Northern Ireland’s economy. It employs a significant number of people and has a track record of globally recognised research achievements to go with its valuable manufacturing base.

This report identifies opportunities and makes recommendations to reduce skills imbalances, create a culture of lifelong learning, transform workplaces to make better use of skills, and strengthen the governance of skills policies in Northern Ireland.

The Digital Education in Primary Schools Baseline Study was developed and overseen by representatives from all the Initial Teacher Education providers in Northern Ireland, under the auspices of UCETNI (The Universities Council for the Education of Teachers NI).

This CCEA research paper examines the presently low levels of participation of female students in computing related subjects in NI, attempting to understand why fewer young women study these subjects, and establish various ways in which their participation might be encouraged and thus their overall entry numbers at school increased.

The RSA Food, Farming and Countryside Commission Northern Ireland Inquiry produced this report which sets out the context of the inquiry, its findings, some signposts to the future, and some recommendations for the way ahead.

This report by David Skilling describes the way in which skills policy and innovation policy in small advanced economies is designed, and in particular the way in which skills and innovation policy is integrated. It draws on this international small economy experience to identify a series of policy implications for Northern Ireland.

This Matrix report suggests that the right components are in place to establish an Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence in Northern Ireland. Working with The Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s National Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Matrix commissioned this report on Northern Ireland’s AI capabilities and the case for the establishment of a new AI Centre of Excellence here.

Construction output growth in Northern Ireland is projected to average 0.5% a year over the 2018 to 2022 period, a slower growth rate than across the UK as a whole. However, output is expected to sustain a level not far short of £3bn (2015 prices) during the forecast period, not seen since the 2008/09 recession.

This research sets out the context in which the skills system in Northern Ireland operates, and attempts to outline the challenges this system faces.

This report argues that by 2030, 33% of young people moving into STEM careers in NI should be girls and that government must aim to establish Northern Ireland as an exemplar STEM region. If the potential for the entire population to embrace STEM is realised, it will drive innovation and economic growth, building a better place to live.

This short report examines the creative technology sector in Northern Ireland.

Businesses exist to serve shareholders and staff. However, can businesses add value to society and their local communities? This report by Roger Warnock examines the principles of business driven, sustainable economic growth with a moral compass.

The Knowledge Economy Index has become a key annual publication in tracking the health of the Northern Ireland innovation economy. It uses key data year-on-year to compare our performance with other regions and monitor the availability of capital.

The Northern Ireland Digital ICT sector comprises over 1,200 companies, over 100 of which are international businesses such as Allstate, SAP, Citi and Cybersource. The sector offers particular strength in its software engineering expertise and has clusters in mobile telecoms, financial software, information management, cyber security and connected health.

The AMME sector is export and R&D intensive and includes sectors such as aerospace, polymers and materials handling as well as some highly specialist companies – all with a focus on advanced manufacturing, materials and engineering. There are over 2,000 such businesses in Northern Ireland, employing over 40,000 people, paying salaries 26% above the NI average and generating sales worth £7.2bn in 2014.

The Energy and Manufacturing Advisory Group's recommendations to improve the competitiveness and effectiveness of NI’s electricity market.

This report seeks to assess how NI might grow and diversify its export base and how Government can support that growth.

The Export Matters Action Plan has been developed by DETI in conjunction with Invest NI and IntertradeIreland.

A report on the contribution which manufacturing makes to the Northern Ireland economy. This report from Oxford Economics uncovers the full impact on jobs, wages, GVA, exports and other areas on both a macro NI level and in each of the 11 new Councils.

If Northern Ireland is to provide world-leading standards of healthcare to its citizens whilst creating strong, sustainable economic outputs the sector must be understood and delineated accurately and in detail. This report seeks to lay the foundations of this understanding so that a clear and concerted strategy may be developed to serve the needs of patients dovetailed to Northern Ireland’s future economic growth.

In this paper we present a snapshot of how Northern Ireland is already proactively involved in precision medicine development, how it is primed to expand this contribution, and why increasing numbers of national and global organisations are partnering with Northern Ireland to realise the full benefits precision medicine can deliver.

The main objectives of this study are to gain an insight of the level of awareness amongst indigenous MATRIX industry-based Northern Irish businesses of their Intellectual Capital and examine the processes that may be employed to drive and support economic growth by exploiting intellectual capital and local innovation.

This report examines how social innovation can be harnessed to benefit the Northern Ireland economy as well as its expected goal of social impact.

The Advanced Engineering (Transport) Horizon Panel brought together a number of experts from business and academia – many of whom are already involved in the exciting transformation that is already taking place in engineering and manufacturing – with the objective of identifying the means by which Northern Ireland can reclaim its position as a global leader in engineering.

For the Agri-Food Report, the Panel took direction from ‘Vision 20/20’, the industry’s Foresight exercise, identified and built on our capacity and capability for world class science, knowledge, technology, innovation and business exploitation, to forge a collaborative framework, tools and environment, that will be crucial for delivering future opportunities.

This MATRIX foresight panel reviewed current research in the ICT sector at a local, national and international level. Based on current trends, three areas where Northern Ireland has the potential to make significant advances, achieve global leadership and establish new platforms of growth that would have high commercial impact were identified.

The Life and Health Sciences Horizon Panel recommended that Northern Ireland becomes the first UK region committed to the early adoption of a telehealth system within the Health and Social Care practice.

The report makes recommendations into how public procurement can be undertaken in more innovative ways in Northern Ireland.

This analysis of the industrial and academic strengths shows that a rich focus area for NI is the convergence area between traditional material sectors and a focus on the interdisciplinary and multidiscipline areas of advanced materials.

The report highlights the need to create and maintain a new working environment for business, government and academia where they can combine their resources in a market led approach to innovation.