Common use of Action Plan for Jobs Clause in Contracts

Action Plan for Jobs. The Government’s 2014 Action Plan for Jobs2 was published on 27th February 2014. The year’s Plan builds on the 2012 and 2013 Action Plans and includes 385 actions for delivery across all Government Departments and 46 agencies. The number of actions in the Plan reflects the whole-of-Government focus on job creation. Key themes in the 2014 Action Plan include:  Competitiveness (costs, infrastructure, R&D, skills and regions)  Entrepreneurship  Supporting the Domestic Economy  Communicating the available supports more effectively to business. The 2014 Plan also continues to focus on areas included in the 2012 and 2013 Action Plans, such as access to finance, growing Irish enterprises, developing and deepening FDI and sectoral opportunities. Sectoral focus As was the case in previous years, the 2014 Action Plan for Jobs places a focus on developing sectors with potential for jobs growth. Having regard to the identification in the EU 2012 Employment Package of ICT, the green economy, and health services as the sectors with the most job potential for the future, the 2014 APJ focuses in particular on Ireland’s competitive advantage in Agri-food, International Financial Services and the Green Economy which have strong export potential. It also places an emphasis on supporting sectors in the domestic economy such as Retail, Construction and Tourism which need to re-build following the economic crisis. Developing opportunities for enterprise job creation in the health sector is also captured in a Disruptive Reform, commenced in 2013, on the establishment of a National Health Innovation Hub, which will drive collaboration between the health system and enterprises to develop and commercialise new healthcare technologies, products and services. The Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Jobs Enterprise and Innovation jointly led the process to develop a new ICT Action Plan which was launched in March. The new plan replaced the 2012 ICT Action Plan, which was launched as collaboration between Government, industry and the education system.

Action Plan for Jobs. The Government’s 2014 Action Plan for Jobs2 was published on 27th February 2014. The year’s Plan builds on the 2012 and 2013 Action Plans and includes 385 actions for delivery across all Government Departments and 46 agencies. The number of actions in the Plan reflects the whole-of-Government focus on job creation. Key themes in the 2014 Action Plan include:  • Competitiveness (costs, infrastructure, R&D, skills and regions)  • Entrepreneurship  • Supporting the Domestic Economy  • Communicating the available supports more effectively to business. The 2014 Plan also continues to focus on areas included in the 2012 and 2013 Action Plans, such as access to finance, growing Irish enterprises, developing and deepening FDI and sectoral opportunities. Sectoral focus As was the case in previous years, the 2014 Action Plan for Jobs places a focus on developing sectors with potential for jobs growth. Having regard to the identification in the EU 2012 Employment Package of ICT, the green economy, and health services as the sectors with the most job potential for the future, the 2014 APJ focuses in particular on Ireland’s competitive advantage in Agri-food, International Financial Services and the Green Economy which have strong export potential. It also places an emphasis on supporting sectors in the domestic economy such as Retail, Construction and Tourism which need to re-build following the economic crisis. Developing opportunities for enterprise job creation in the health sector is also captured in a Disruptive Reform, commenced in 2013, on the establishment of a National Health Innovation Hub, which will drive collaboration between the health system and enterprises to develop and commercialise new healthcare technologies, products and services. The Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Jobs Enterprise and Innovation jointly led the process to develop a new ICT Action Plan which was launched in March. The new plan replaced the 2012 ICT Action Plan, which was launched as collaboration between Government, industry and the education system.

Action Plan for Jobs. The Government’s 2014 Action Plan for Jobs2 was published on 27th February 2014. The year’s Plan builds on the 2012 and 2013 Action Plans and includes 385 actions for delivery across all Government Departments and 46 agencies. The number of actions in the Plan reflects the whole-of-Government focus on job creation. Key themes in the 2014 Action Plan include:  Competitiveness (costs, infrastructure, R&D, skills and regions)  Entrepreneurship  Supporting the Domestic Economy  Communicating the available supports more effectively to business. The 2014 Plan also continues to focus on areas included in the 2012 and 2013 Action Plans, such as access to finance, growing Irish enterprises, developing and deepening FDI and sectoral opportunities. Sectoral focus As was the case in previous years, the 2014 Action Plan for Jobs places a focus on developing sectors with potential for jobs growth. Having regard to the identification in the EU 2012 Employment Package of ICT, the green economy, and health services as the sectors with the most job potential for the future, the 2014 APJ focuses in particular on Ireland’s competitive advantage in Agri-food, International Financial Services and the Green Economy which have strong export potential. 2 xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xx/publications/2014APJ.pdf It also places an emphasis on supporting sectors in the domestic economy such as Retail, Construction and Tourism which need to re-build following the economic crisis. Developing opportunities for enterprise job creation in the health sector is also captured in a Disruptive Reform, commenced in 2013, on the establishment of a National Health Innovation Hub, which will drive collaboration between the health system and enterprises to develop and commercialise new healthcare technologies, products and services. The Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Jobs Enterprise and Innovation jointly led the process to develop a new ICT Action Plan which was launched in March. The new plan replaced the 2012 ICT Action Plan, which was launched as collaboration between Government, industry and the education system.