Regional Competitiveness Agendas

Recent global and national developments mean that, more than ever, each region of the country has a crucial role to play in returning Ireland’s economy to enterprise driven growth. The delivery of dynamic, competitive regions that provide quality and sustainable employment opportunities will involve not only the enterprise development agencies, but also a wide range of stakeholders including local authorities, higher education institutes and the business community at regional, local and national levels.

In this suite of 8 Regional Competitiveness Agendas (RCAs) and an Overview, Forfás assesses how each region can strengthen its competitive environment in support of enterprise. The RCAs propose specific actions to address barriers to development and focus efforts on realising the potential of each region.