Scotland’s new procurement rules will support transformation in public sector procurement and become an agent for social and economic change, according to the woman in charge of Scotland’s centre of procurement expertise for local government. Julie Welsh, director of Scotland Excel, believes that the introduction this week of the Public [...]
The 2016 Tech Nation report says Digital Tech Industries now contribute 5.4% GVA to Northern Ireland's economy - the second highest proportion in the UK. Read Tech Nation 2016 Belfast is Northern Ireland’s leading digital technology cluster, with specialisms in app & software development, e-commerce & marketplace, and digital media & entertainment. It is also seeing significant developments in [...]
Innovate UK has published its delivery plan for the year 2016/17 outlining its intentions to promote and accelerate business innovation and to drive and support economic growth across the whole of the UK. This is Innovate UK's first delivery plan in the new Spending Review period, and marks some significant changes in the way it [...]
Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister, Jonathan Bell has announced that Northern Ireland has been appointed as a new centre for the UK Digital Catapult. The UK Digital Catapult helps businesses in developing breakthroughs for the UK’s data sharing movement. The new centre will be based within the Northern Ireland Science [...]
The 2016 MATRIX Digital ICT Foresight Report says the whole Northern Ireland economy will benefit greatly over the coming decades from continued investment in Digital ICT. Download the 2016 Matrix Digital ICT Executive Summary Download the full 2016 Matrix Digital ICT Report The report, which was launched on the 29th [...]
A unique partnership between industry, government and research has resulted in a group of engineers receiving specialist training that will enhance Northern Ireland’s skills base in hard metal machining. NIACE, the Northern Ireland Advanced Composite and Engineering Centre, based in Belfast, has formed a strategic partnership with Mills CNC, and [...]
Seven global aerospace companies were in Northern Ireland last week as part of a visit programme designed to build on Northern Ireland’s reputation for excellence in the aerospace sector. Hosted by Invest Northern Ireland, the UK Civil Aerospace Cluster of companies were briefed about the capabilities of the local aerospace [...]
St Patrick’s High School, Keady, County Armagh has won the award for ‘Best Northern Ireland School’ as well as ‘BT Northern Ireland Best Project’. Their project, entitled ‘Power Down to Power Up’, was entered in the Social & Behavioural Sciences category at junior level and the group also received 2nd [...]
A lot has been said and written about the growth and existence of a remarkable cluster of materials handling companies in deepest County Tyrone. But, like a lot of his industry counterparts, Kieran Hegarty reckons there is a pragmatic explanation. “Yes, there’s an engineering tradition around here,” he says from his office at Terex Corporation’s plant on the [...]
The Life Sciences are central in helping drive the future growth of Northern Ireland's economy was the message Enterprise Minister Jonathan Bell brought to Carrickfergus today. The Minister was speaking as he visited Pollock Lifts who manufacture specialty mobility lifts for wheelchair and disabled access. Minister Bell said: “The Life [...]
The goals outlined in Ireland’s ambitious science strategy are eminently achievable provided that both the state and industry continue funding research, the government’s chief scientific adviser Mark Ferguson has told Dick Ahlstrom. Ferguson advises the Irish government on science strategy and he is also the director-general of the national funding [...]
At the December Matrix panel meeting, Mark Magill from the Economic Policy Centre at UU gave a presentation on the Northern Ireland Skills Barometer, a skills forecasting tool which is being sponsored by the Department for Employment and Learning over a 3 year period. The barometer is based on a [...]