Posts Tagged ‘Investment’

215,000 NEW Science Jobs by 2020

Friday, March 12th, 2010

215,000 NEW Science Jobs by 2020. This is the ambitious plan conceived in a report authored by the Innovation Taskforce.

Laser Research has multiple applications-including telecoms and Internet V.2

Laser Research has multiple applications-including telecoms and Internet V.2

An element of which will involves a comprehensive and revised broadband roll out, a review of  Taxation and Intellectual Property and a strategic review of investment into various domestic and FDI R&D projects incorporating Irish National Technological universities which aims ultimately at turning Ireland into an international innovation hub.

The reports authors who include such luminaries such as Cisco, KPMG, and various high profile software entrepenurs as well as representitives from Enterprise Ireland have given 24 recommendations which will provide a road map for Irelands  technological future.

Key of these recommendations is a change in attitude towards failure  and entrepenureship which it is hopped will provide a spur to Irish  innovation and thus Job creation.

Myscience jobs wishes all success to Irish Entrepeneurs wishing to extend the boundaries of science and  technology, and looks forward to the creation of the next generation of science jobs that can only add to Irelands reputation and future prosperity.

80,000 Green Jobs for Ireland!

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Green technology applications only limited by our imagination

Green technology applications only limited by our imagination

80,000 Green Jobs for Ireland! Thats the target in a report commissioned by the governments High Level Action Group centering on the global $700 Billion Green economy.

Innovation is the key to developing these jobs in the Green enterprise sector as part of a series of renewal projects aimed at recovering  the Irish Economy. The strategy is aimed at attracting investment and creating long term sustainable jobs which will contribute to long term growth.

The Global market for Green services and products is estimated in the regions of $700 Billion and will exceed this by 2010. As it stands, the Irish economy’s share of this is close to $3 Billion with potential for further growth.

The private and public sector currently accounts for almost $30 Billion investment in infrastructure and energy projects which if Ireland acts quickly could mean Ireland seeing significant further market share gains as competition for opportunities and investment in this sector increases across the globe.

Already Ireland is actively involved with and targeting areas such as; World Class Green R&D, Energy Conservation Projects, Renewable Energy, , Green Procurement, Waste Managment, Waste Water Treatment  and  Green Enterprise Zones.

The future is bright the future is Green.