That was the vision set out this week by Economy Minister Diane Dodds at a virtual stakeholder event where she discussed her Department’s Economic Recovery Action Plan.
The Minister’s ambitious plan was launched in February as a blueprint to rebuilding the economy after the impact of Covid-19.
It contains 147 actions across four key themes – a greener economy, R&D and innovation, a highly skilled and agile workforce, and investment, trade and exports.
Almost £290million in additional funding has been secured to deliver the actions.
Minister Dodds said, “Economic recovery can only be delivered through collaboration and partnership – we must all work together.
Northern Ireland High Street Voucher Scheme making good progress as retail prepares to reopen
It is hoped the High Street Stimulus Scheme and the Tourism Voucher Scheme will help bolster struggling towns and city centres and support the tourism sector
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The Minister was speaking as she launched the Economic Recovery Action Plan which sets out a road map to rebuilding the economy from the impact of the pandemic.
The Minister said, “As we move slowly back to normality, we must put all our efforts into restarting, repairing and rebuilding our economy.
“We must encourage businesses to innovate and lead and we must support workers to prepare for new opportunities.
“My Economic Recovery Action Plan is the blueprint to rebuild a stronger economy in Northern Ireland.
“We will focus on where we have the greatest opportunity to drive innovation and develop the skills and capability of our workforce to secure better jobs.”