Research and development services and related consultancy services

Tender description

Innovation 2020 commits to a new cycle of research prioritisation and an evidence base to support this process is being prepared with a key element of this work being a Technology Futures exercise which will present an informed assessment of technologies that are or will be critical to Ireland's economic and social development and how they will evolve over a 20 year time-frame. While the immediate use of the output of this Technology Futures Exercise will be to form the next cycle of Research Prioritisation, it is also envisaged that the output will be used by a wide range of stakeholders and will feed into the wider policy making process. It is within this context that the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (DJEI) are looking to engage consultants to assist in the delivery of this Technology Futures Exercise. Innovation 2020 commits to a new cycle of research prioritisation, which will guide investment from 2018 onwards. An evidence base to support this process is being prepared with a key element of this work being a Technology Futures exercise which will present an informed assessment of technologies that are or will be critical to Ireland's economic and social development and how they will evolve over a 20 year time-frame. It is within this context that the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (DJEI) are looking to engage consultants to assist in the delivery of this Technology Futures Exercise.