Month: December 2011
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R&D in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland needs to fight for European funding to fast-track its R&D performance and catch up with competing regions. The…
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Manu-services
Combining goods and services into packages is vital for UK manufacturing’s future success, according to the Work Foundation’s Andrew Sissons.…
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Invest NI: driving innovation to boost business
Invest NI’s plans to support business R&D. The most recently published figures show that Northern Ireland expenditure on research and…
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Scandinavia’s R&D success
Northern Ireland must follow Scandinavia’s lead and cut business grants which don’t back R&D. Graham Gudgin discusses a radical new…
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Israel: an R&D leader
Israel is recognised as a world leader in research and development. agendaNi explores why. Disadvantaged by its small size, Israel’s…
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Consilium: new headquarters
Consilium Technologies opens new corporate headquarters in Belfast following recent US expansion. One of Northern Ireland’s leading tech companies, Consilium…
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Assembly party policy summary
A summary of energy policies advocated by the Assembly parties. DUP Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister: Arlene Foster MLA Westminster…
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Arthur Cox: evolution or revolution?
Alan Bissett and David Trethowan emphasise the need for the main energy sectors to comply with EU law. The European…
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Shane Lynch: regulation or competition?
Utility Regulator Shane Lynch talks to Owen McQuade about the challenges in regulating the electricity and gas sectors and how…
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Ireland’s offshore opportunity
Offshore power can boost economic recovery and Northern Ireland has the edge over the Republic, NOW Ireland’s Brian Britton tells…
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