The Fifth Annual ICLRD Conference on Preparing for Economic Recovery: Planning Ireland, North and South, out of Recession, provided a rich mix of presentations discussing the current economic situation across the island, shared services and the value of using data to inform and drive a shared civic agenda, thus ensuring that future policies are evidence-informed and ‘fit for purpose’. A clear message emerging from the conference was that the economic environment of the future across the island of Ireland will be different to that of the ‘noughties’; with recovery being driven by the concentration of employment growth in major urban areas. The conference presentations together with abstracts of each of speakers’ presentations are available on the ICLRD website. We hope to post the audio files by the end of this week, please visit www.iclrd.org and follow the links from the home page.
Sharpen your pencils!