Economy
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A resurgent region
Canada’s High Commissioner, Gordon Campbell, reflects on his visit to Northern Ireland and its significant potential. Northern Ireland is on…
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Network enabled services
By optimising network performance and the innovative services built on top of the network, organisations can ensure that they are…
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Solving climate change
Dieter Helm contends that climate change can be solved but current policy is failing. His alternative: real carbon pricing, a…
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A truly competitive economy
Paul Terrington, PwC’s Regional Chairman, calls for radical thinking to accelerate Northern Ireland’s recovery. In the current climate, waiting for…
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Growth for all?
Policy-makers have only a short time horizon for tackling growing wage inequality, according to Stephen Boyle, Head of Group Economics…
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Skills drive growth
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills’ Lesley Giles explained that business leaders have to take a more pro-active role…
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Scale matters for productivity growth
ESRI economist Iulia Siedschlag outlined how to boost productivity in small economies, based on Irish and European experiences. Foreign direct…
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Improving FDI and competitiveness
Cutting corporation tax is not the single route for economic success, the FDI workshop heard. Indeed, previous UK-wide reductions may…
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Skills: an innovative approach
Vocational education must shift from college courses to workplace-based apprenticeships, according to Skills Development Scotland’s Damien Yeates. Work-based skills acquisition…
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Creating a high-skilled economy
A fragmented skills sector needs to be joined up into a proper system, according to the skills discussion group. This…
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