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A substantial investment by the Irish Government in nanotechnology in recent years has made Ireland home to a world-class infrastructural base which will serve as a strong foundation to produce high-quality nanotechnology research, push commercialisation and ensure Ireland's international competitiveness in this space, according to a new report published today by Forfás
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17 Aug 2010 Climate Change Adaptation will present Opportunities as well as Risks to Irish businesses
Rising temperatures, increased risks of floods, wetter winters, drier summers and more intense storms are some of the climate changes anticipated to impact on Irish businesses in coming years. However changes in climate can also bring opportunities as well as risks to Irish businesses, according to a new report, Adaptation to Climate Change: Issues for Business, published today by Forfás.
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30 Jul 2010 Forfás publishes Review of the Role of State Owned Enterprises
The role of state owned enterprises should be reviewed in terms of supporting wider economic growth and cannot be solely guided by how much revenue they could raise in the event of privatisation, according to a new report from Forfás, Ireland’s policy advisory board for enterprise and science.
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22 Jul 2010 Costs of Doing Business in Ireland 2010 Volume 1
The Costs of Doing Business in Ireland 2010 analyses our relative cost competitiveness performance across four key business inputs – labour, property, utilities (e.g. energy, water, waste, telecoms) and business services (e.g. accountancy and legal services). It also looks at the broader cost environment that indirectly affects the cost of doing business here.
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20 Jul 2010 Monitoring Ireland's Skills Supply - Trends in Education and Training Outputs 2010
Monitoring Ireland's Skills Supply - Trends in Education and Training Outputs is an annual report produced by the Skills and Labour Market Research Unit of FÁS on behalf of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs.. This series of reports aims to provide an indication of the supply of skills to the Irish labour market from the formal education and training system by examining outflows from the formal education system across levels 1-10 of the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ).
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