Our approach
We take a three-strand approach:
- We help our clients, who are all export focused, to get bigger, more profitable and more internationally competitive so that they can pay the higher salaries that create increased wealth.
- We target inward investment from key high-value sectors such as ICT and financial services; and help niche manufacturing companies increase their contribution to the economy.
- We support the commercialisation of leading-edge research and development in specialist fields. Over the long-term this will deliver significant benefit for the economy.
We are confident that this approach will maximise the impact of our efforts and help Northern Ireland move towards the goal of being a robust, private sector dominated economy.
We also work with a number of organisations at a local, national and international level to:
- help build the infrastructure required for successful research and development;
- encourage entrepreneurship;
- develop sectoral and cross-sectoral support mechanisms;
- help develop skills.
Our Corporate Plan 2008-2011 outlines the current Invest NI strategy. Download our Corporate Plan 2008-2011 (PDF)