Publications

This report considers how wider innovation can be fostered in the Northern Ireland economy.

The Joint Insolvency Committee (JIC) has been consulting on the interim statement of insolvency practice 6 (England and Wales) (SIP 6) which was introduced in April 2017 to coincide with the new insolvency rules coming into force.

The Department for the Economy funds a Social Economy Work Programme which delivers strategic support to the social enterprise sector. The Work Programme is currently delivered on the Department’s behalf by Social Enterprise Northern Ireland (SENI).

The Department for Economy has published the first Annual Report of the Skills Strategy, ‘Skills for a 10x Economy’. The Report which was endorsed by the Northern Ireland Skills Council provides an overview of the progress that has been made since the Strategy

The Department for International Trade (DIT) are seeking views on working towards a new Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in 2022 with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

The Department for the Economy has commissioned a Strategic Environmental Assessment and Habitat Regulations Assessment (SEA/HRA) for Offshore Renewable Energy in the Northern Ireland Marine Area. As part of this process an SEA Scoping Report has now been prepared which i

The JIC has also been consulting on changing SIP 11. The current SIP dates back to 2007 and was not thought to adequately or fully reflect current practice structures and the banking products used by insolvency practitioners or the practices in which they work.

The Department for the Economy has made available the evaluation into Project Kelvin, conducted by Cogent Management Consulting.