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The Competitiveness Challenge 2026 report focuses on six interconnected areas that reflect both Ireland’s recent competitiveness performance and emerging policy challenges. These include strengthening economic resilience and energy security...
The Chair of the NCPC Prof. Alan Barrett attended the third annual Competitiveness Summit which took place on the 13th of July 2026, at Intel. Prof. Barrett updated the Summit on the key findings of the NCPC’s Ireland’s Competitiveness Chal...
The NCPC is pleased to publish Bulletin 26-2 on IMD World Competitiveness Rankings. This Bulletin provides an assessment of Ireland’s performance in the latest annual World Competitiveness Rankings by the IMD, which were published today. Th...
Over the last month, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) published two new research papers examining SME Financing. The papers, produced under the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment and ESRI joint research progra...
On 29th April, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) published a new paper examining factors influencing the uptake of artificial intelligence by Irish micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises. The paper, produced under the D...
The NCPC is pleased to publish Bulletin 26-1 on Public Investment in Transport Infrastructure: A Competitiveness and Productivity Perspective. Transport infrastructure plays a key role in promoting economic competitiveness, productivity, an...
The Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke, has confirmed the appointment of Professor Alan Barrett as the new Chair of the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council (NCPC), effective 1 January 2026. Professor...
The NCPC is pleased to publish Bulletin 25-5 on Benchmarking the Performance of Ireland’s Public Administration. According to the recently published Blavatnik Index of Public Administration for 2024, Ireland ranked 14th out of 16 Western Eu...
Today (December 3rd 2025), the Government published the Accelerating Infrastructure Report and Action Plan. This Action Plan represents a concerted attempt to address persistent delays and capacity constraints in Ireland’s infrastructure d...
The National Competitiveness and Productivity Council is pleased to announce the publication of Budget 2026 and Competitiveness: Navigating Uncertainty paper. This publication aims to emphasises that competitiveness continues to play a cent...