Report on Kelvin opportunities due soon

A THINK-TANK charged with promoting R&D, innovation and a knowledge-based economy in Northern Ireland has been asked to report on the potential market opportunities arising from the multi-million pounds transatlantic Project Kelvin telecommunication link-up.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Oct 2010, 10:59 BST

The MATRIX panel is a business led science industry panel formed to advise the Executive on how best to commercially exploit R&D and science and technology here.

Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has asked it to conduct a study on Project Kelvin and it is expected to report on the matter shortly.

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Foyle SDLP MLA Mary Bradley asked the Minister what action her Department was taking to encourage cross-border projects in the North West by harnessing the potential of Project Kelvin.

She replied: "Officials from my Department have been actively engaged with representatives of the North West Region Cross Border Group to provide feedback on a proposed project to seek Interreg IVA funding to utilise the international connectivity resulting from Project Kelvin.

"Project Kelvin is a significant part of our world class telecommunications infrastructure. In order to ensure that we exploit this infrastructure fully, I have asked the MATRIX Panel to conduct a study into market opportunities arising as result of that infrastructure.

"The report will be available shortly."

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