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OECD CLUSTER Focus Group WorkshopUtrecht, May 8-9 2000 IRISH ICT CLUSTERRoy GreenNational University of Ireland, Ireland has one of the highest concentrations of information andcommunications technology (ICT) activity and employment in the OECD. This activitycomprises both electronics hardware manufacturing, such as PCs, and softwareproducts and services, especially business application products and localisation . Ithas largely been driven by foreign direct investment (FDI), though recent evidencesuggests that the indigenous software industry is now growing at a much faster ratethan the multinational sector. It is also a major factor in high skill, high wage jobcreation since the early 1990s and comprises a key element of Ireland s nationalinnovation system . This paper identifies some potential areas for research on clusterdevelopment and & trade performanceOver the last decade, Ireland has experienced the fastest growth rate of output andemployment of any country in the OECD, with the number of jobs across theeconomy increasing by 42 per cent between 1990-99 (see Figure 1).

OECD Cluster Focus Group Workshop Utrecht, May 8-9 2000 IRISH ICT CLUSTER Roy Green National University of Ireland, Galway roy.green@nuigalway.ie Summary: Ireland has one of the highest concentrations of information and

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