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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 May 2019

Tuesday, 14 May 2019

Questions (65, 87)

Alan Farrell

Question:

65. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the launch of Future Jobs Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20600/19]

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Bernard Durkan

Question:

87. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the launch of Future Jobs Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20582/19]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 65 and 87 together.

On 10 March 2019, I, along with the Taoiseach and the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, launched Future Jobs Ireland 2019: Preparing Now for Tomorrow's Economy.

The launch included an exhibition of technologies developed in Ireland that have the potential to have significant impact on work in the future. These included:

- The ADAPT Centre, an SFI-funded centre for excellence in digital technology, which focuses on how to get the most from digital content through extracting meaning from global content streams, personalising content delivery and improving user interaction with the data stream.

- ESB’s X-Site Innovation Hub, which hosts the ESB Innovation ecosystem, where cross functional teams explore disruptive ideas, pilot new concepts and collaborate with start-ups and customers focusing on projects that help unlock new growth opportunities.

- CoderDojo - a global movement of free, volunteer-led, community-based programming clubs for young people aged seven to 17 where they can learn to code, build a website, create an app or a game and explore technology in an informal creative and social environment.

- WIA who help developers and companies build Internet of Things devices and have developed a platform that is now being used to create everything from thermostats to facial recognition cameras in over 100 countries.

Future Jobs Ireland focuses on five key Pillars, namely:

1. embracing Innovation and technological change;

2. improving SME productivity;

3. enhancing skills and developing and attracting talent;

4. increasing participation in the labour force; and

5. transitioning to a low carbon economy.

Future Jobs Ireland 2019 is the first in a series of annual reports as part of a new multi-annual framework to ensure our enterprises and workers are resilient and prepared for future challenges and opportunities. This is a whole of Government approach, which will form a key part of Ireland’s economic agenda over the medium term.

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