Competence Centres are collaborative entities established and led by industry that are resourced by highly-qualified researchers associated with research institutions who are empowered to undertake market focussed strategic R&D for the benefit of industry.
The objective of the Competence Centre initiative is to achieve competitive advantage for industry in Ireland by accessing the innovative capacity of the research community.
The call for submissions from research performing organisations in the Republic of Ireland to host a competence centre was opened is now closed. Click here to access details
News: Tanaiste announces initial 7 research initiatives to get funding through the Competence Centre programme - 11th May 2009 Click here to read more (PDF 21KB)
Competence Centre documentation
The following table is a list of relevant documents which you can download in either MS Word or PDF format.
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Competence Centre programme update as of 27th March 2009
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Recent unprecedented events in the economy have placed severe pressure on State finances and all budgets are being reviewed. The Competence Centre Programme is to continue, which demonstrates Enterprise Ireland's and IDA Ireland's commitment to supporting enterprise-driven research. However, current budgetary constraints require adjustments in a number of policy areas including the Competence Centre Programme.
The revised Competence Centres Programme is under development and will be released shortly.
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Information leaflet. Date published: 03/2007
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Download Competence Centre information leaflet in PDF (135 KB)
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Recent call for submission
Research performing organisations were recently invited to submit
proposals addressing the needs of companies in the area of IT Innovation will be supported.
Click here to view call published in the national press
Contact:
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Martin Hussey,
Competence Centres Programme Manager,
Enterprise Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1 7272571 |