Reports
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Conflict legacy must inform economic policymaking
Anne Devlin, research officer at the Economic and Social Research Institute, outlines the significant economic challenges arising from ‘the Troubles’…
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Economic vision progress lags
Progress under the Department for the Economy’s (DfE) economic vision lags as the ‘good jobs’ rate of 69 per cent…
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Productivity in decline
During the Covid-19 pandemic Northern Ireland saw its largest improvement in productivity, moving up from last to seventh place amongst…
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Renewables: Powering investment, jobs, and growth
Northern Ireland’s renewable electricity sector is no longer just a climate or energy story; it is one of the most…
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Inadequate innovation
Research and development spending in Northern Ireland has declined in real terms for the third consecutive year, leaving the region…
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Kate Nicholl MLA: ‘Skills are the engine room of our economy’
Writing in agendaNi, chair of the All-Party Group for Skills, Kate Nicholl MLA, discusses how to close the skills gap…
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Learning from 10x Skills
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has engaged extensively with the departments for the Economy (DfE) and Education (DE) to ensure…
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Developing green skills
The Department for the Economy’s (DfE) Green Skills Action Plan, published in May 2025 details its strategy to develop the…
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Ambitions to extend STEM qualifications
Published in October 2025, the Skills Action Plan is aiming to oversee the number of STEM graduates from 24 per…
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Building the next generation of public services
Northern Ireland’s public sector is entering a period in which workforce capability will be as important as workforce capacity. Digitalisation,…
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