About Us
About Us
Forfás is Ireland’s national policy advisory body for enterprise and science.
Forfás was established in 1994 as an agency of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
Forfás' policy functions are to:
- Provide independent and rigorous research, advice and support in the areas of enterprise and science policy.
This work informs the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and wider Government in its responses to the fast-changing needs of the global business environment;
- Ensure the coherence of policies across the development agencies supporting enterprise;
- Evaluate enterprise policy interventions;
- Provide research and administrative support to independent advisory groups which currently include the:
Additional functions include:
- Accreditation services of the Irish National Accreditation Board (INAB);
- Managing the national awareness programme, Discover Science and Engineering (DSE);
- Provision of certain shared corporate services for IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland;
- Hosting the Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser to Government.
Mission
To contribute to the future success of Ireland’s economy as an agency of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, by providing ambitious, coherent and widely understood enterprise and science policy advice that supports growth.