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Our Cities: Drivers of National Competitiveness

The National Competitiveness Council (NCC) called for the prioritisation of investment in Dublin and our other main cities to enhance and ensure Ireland’s long term competitiveness.  Launching the report Our Cities: Drivers of National Competitiveness (21 April 2009), the Council highlighted the increasingly crucial role that cities play in enhancing competitiveness in modern knowledge-based economies.

Presentation

pdf icon Our Cities: Drivers of National Competitiveness (PDF, 23 pages, 684KB)

This presentation by Adrian Devitt (Manager National Competitiveness, Sustainability and Infrastructure Department, Forfás) provides a synopsis of the key themes that emerged from the report.


Photos from the Statement on Cities Launch

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan, Dr Don Thornhill, Chairman of the NCC and Adrian Devitt Manager National Competitiveness, Sustainability and Infrastructure Department, Forfás.  Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan, TD, addresses the delegation at the Statement on Cities launch. 


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