Digital 21

"The successes of the Irish economy and its downfall have been well documented: an over-inflated property boom and easy access to credit. We now need to concentrate on releasing some equity into the Irish banking sector to enable stable Irish businesses to grow and maintain their competitive edge." more...

"In terms of reliance on foreign direct investment, there needs to be an acceptance that that’s not the only route. We are a high-cost economy at this point and we need to focus on the knowledge-based aspects of the economy. This means focusing on creativity, entrepreneurialism and using the..." more...

"It’s about self-belief. I think we’ve proven in the past that we are masters of the foreign direct investment (FDI) area, we’ve been very successful and have a great track record. I also think we’ve a great track record with what I’d call entrepreneurial start-ups and we’ve seen over the last..." more...

"Much of the future growth that the country will rely on will be defined by start-up companies rather than by large established corporations. Ireland has enjoyed much growth and success in the past as a result of foreign direct investment, but this is unlikely to shape our future prosperity." more...

"Indigenous Irish companies and entrepreneurs have been and continue to be crucial to economic growth. In an increasingly global marketplace, a greater proportion of the country’s wealth creation will have to be generated by indigenous companies with the potential to grow and succeed in..." more...

"I think if you ask me what the one single most important element to the future economic growth of Ireland, based on a common view that a digital Ireland is the way forward, I believe the most critical plank is digital infrastructure and what is most critical is people and culture. More than just..." more...

"The appetite is large for entrepreneurship, it needs to be. There are only a couple of things that are going to create 100,000 jobs or 50,000 jobs for the country for the next 10–20 years, and I think entrepreneurship is one of those dynamics that can create that scale of jobs and business." more...

"We need to start off with the education sector. How do we promote, who do we envisage as exemplars in this area? Do we set up our business studies or finance students or maths students to be entrepreneurs? Do we educate them about what it takes to be an entrepreneur? We tend to educate about..." more...

"The colleges are obviously the most important place to start because they have a lot of the infrastructure in place to enable new entrepreneurs to get a project or an idea into fruition. There are different institutions in Ireland that will help an entrepreneur to get off the ground. It’s really..." more...