National Guidelines

National Guidelines

National IP Protocol

The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, working with other Government Departments and incorporating the advice and information of a dedicated group of experts from industry, the venture capital community, research performing organisations and their technology transfer offices, the Irish Universities Association and the State research funding organisations, issued the National IP Protocol 2019 - Irelands framework for research commercialisation. The Protocol's objectives are to simplify access by industry to the research and development done in Ireland's universities, institutes of technology and other public research institutions and to commercialise the intellectual property generated from such research and transform it into products and services for the global marketplace to the benefit of Ireland. The Protocol deals largely with collaborative research, where industry and research performing organisations (RPOs), such as universities, work together and where industry and the State share the cost of the research. Nonetheless, it also covers situations where the research costs are covered in full either by the State or by the industry. The Protocol applies equally to all forms of research and development activity, from pure and applied research through to incremental and near-market development.

 

Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI)

Ireland’s universities are key players in the generation of new knowledge from research. Under the national strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation, the universities are also committed to collaboration with industry in commercialisation and technology transfer. Enterprise Ireland has national responsibility for maximising the commercialisation by industry of the intellectual property from public research organisations. The report ‘Putting Public Research to work for Ireland’ establishes a new policy framework to advance the generation and exploitation of IP emerging from the publicly funded research system. A key part of the infrastructure arising from the report is the establishment of Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI), which is the national office that helps business to benefit from access to Irish expertise and technology by making it simple to connect and engage with the research base in Ireland.

 

Impact 2030: Ireland’s Research and Innovation Strategy

This Strategy puts research and innovation (R&I) at the heart of addressing Ireland’s social, economic and environmental challenges. Impact 2030 will maximise the impact of research and innovation on many national priorities. It will progress objectives shared across the Irish R&I system such as maximising its impact on public policymaking and implementation, and nurturing and attracting talent. Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, launched the strategy on 18 May 2022.

 

Enterprise Ireland Strategy 2022 - 2024

Enterprise Ireland’s strategy 2022-2024, Leading in a Changing World, is set in a time of significant change for enterprise. Business is being transformed by drivers such as climate change, the accelerated adoption of technology, and changing trends in globalisation in a way that presents both challenge and opportunity. To succeed in these changing times, greater numbers of Irish enterprises must be ambitious and pursue high growth strategies. They must invest to strengthen capability and competitiveness, respond quickly to changing consumer preferences, innovate ahead of competitors, be flexible and open to changing business models. Resilient, internationally focused, and productive Irish enterprises are critical to the future growth of the Irish economy, supporting livelihoods and contributing to prosperity throughout Ireland. Enterprise Ireland, as the agency with responsibility to develop Irish industry and enterprise, assists those businesses in achieving their ambitions. Enterprise Ireland’s strategy 2022-2024, Leading in a Changing World, sets out the key initiatives we will undertake to deliver on the ambitions for Irish enterprise.