The Enterprise Strategy Group Report (2004) ‘Ahead of the Curve’ encourages participation in lifelong learning and achieving distinction in the quality of graduates from the Irish higher education system. It has many implications for the BMW Region, including the necessity for strong emphasis on knowledge and skills levels, attraction of new inward investment, introduction of initiatives to build up marketing capabilities in firms, enhancement of research and technological development capacity and the need to support the development of regionally-based high-technology clusters. In response to the Enterprise Strategy Group’s proposals, the Irish Government published an Action Plan (Note 18) addressing each of the report’s recommendations. The interventions proposed under Priority 1 of this OP address many of the issues highlighted in the Enterprise Strategy Group’s report.
Note 17 Enterprise Strategy Group (2003) Ahead of the Curve: Ireland’s Place in the Global Economy http://www.forfas.ie/publications/esg040707/pdf/esg_ahead_of_the_curve_full_report.pdf
Note 18 Action Plan on the Enterprise Strategy Group’s Report www.entemp.ie/enterprise/support/esgactionplan.htm
