Economy
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Procurement: a real economic driver
The Director of the Central Procurement Directorate (CPD), within the Department of Finance and Personnel, Des Armstrong talks to agendaNi…
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Getting it right first time
Stuart Cairns emphasises the need for good, early planning in procurement exercises. Interest in public procurement has never been greater.…
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Reforming procurement
While attending agendaNi’s procurement seminar in Belfast, Vincent Campbell, Director of the Irish National Procurement Service, talked to Owen McQuade…
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Making procurement ‘smarter’ to drive economic growth
Darren Lynch, Head of Operations Functional Excellence at Accenture, sets out six proposals for how procurement can save money and…
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Joining up business and education
Ian Coulter is the CBI Northern Ireland Chairman and a managing partner in Tughan’s Solicitors, Belfast. One of CBI Northern…
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For reasons unknown
The utilities sector needs to restore the confidence and credibility of the regulatory regime in Northern Ireland following the recent…
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Census of Employment: changing occupations
Jobs are growing in health services and vehicle-related manufacturing but falling in retail and the wider public sector. agendaNi analyses…
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Bryson: Bridging the gap to employment
Unemployment in Northern Ireland is growing fast, quickly becoming the highest in the devolved administrations (7.8 per cent), but alarmingly,…
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ICONI Software helps tackle youth unemployment
Belfast-based software development company ICONI specialises in employability software, helping jobless people back into work. Managing Director Liam Jordan discusses…
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Promoting practical learning
Policy Exchange finds that stronger links between business and education can raise the profile of vocational courses. Greater involvement by…
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