Economic Strategy

Northern Ireland Economic Strategy

On 13 March 2012, on behalf of the Executive Sub-Committee on the Economy, the Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster, published the Northern Ireland Economic Strategy.

You can access the NI Economic Strategy at the link below:

• NI Economic Strategy 

Annual monitoring report on the NI Economic Strategy

On 13 October 2014, on behalf of the Executive Sub-Committee on the Economy, the Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster published the NI Economic Strategy 2nd Annual Monitoring Report.

You can access the monitoring reports at the link below:

• NI Economic Strategy - 3rd Annual Monitoring Report
• NI Economic Strategy - 2nd Annual Monitoring Report
• NI Economic Strategy - 1st Annual Monitoring Report

Comprehensive Action Plan

A Comprehensive Action Plan which sets out a more detailed list of commitments to be delivered by Departments in the immediate budget period and into the medium/longer term is attached at the link below:

• A Comprehensive Action Plan 

Updates on progress against the Comprehensive Action Plan commitments can be downloaded from the links below:

• NI Economic Strategy Comprehensive Action Plan - Year 3 Progress against actions to 31 March 2015
• NI Economic Strategy Comprehensive Action Plan - Year 2 Progress against actions to 31 March 2014
• NI Economic Strategy Comprehensive Action Plan - Year 1 Progress against actions to 31 March 2013

Economy and Jobs Initiative

On 7 November 2012, the Executive announced a £200million Economy and Jobs Initiative to support people, business and investment.

You can access the Economy and Jobs Initiative at the link below:

• Economy and Jobs Initiative 

Updates on progress against the Economy and Jobs Initiative actions can be downloaded at the link below:

• Economy and Jobs Initiative - update table to 31 March 2014 
• Economy and Jobs Initiative - update table to 31 March 2013 

Background papers

Below you will find a number of background papers relating to the development of the NI Economic Strategy:

• NI Executive - Economic Stragety Indicators/Goals 
• Independent Review of Economic Policy (IREP) Mapping Study
• Implementation of Independent Review of Economic Policy 
• Enterprise Minister's statement on IREP 21 March 2011
• Consultation on Priorities for Sustainable Growth and Prosperity
• Consultation on Priorities for Sustainable Growth and Prosperity - Summary Response Paper
• Northern Ireland Labour Market Update - November 2012
• Rebuilding and Rebalancing the Economy: An Evidence Base
• Summary Response to the Consultation on the Draft NI Economic Strategy
• Northern Ireland Economic Strategy  - Consultation paper
• DETI Research Agenda: Lessons from Best Practice
• DETI Research Agenda: Overview of Best Practice Annexe

Contact the Economic Strategy team

If you would like to receive a hard copy of the Economic Strategy or have any questions, you can contact the Economic Strategy team using the contact details set out below:

Email: ni-economic-strategy@nigov.net
Telephone: 02890 529478
Fax: 02890 529533
Textphone: 02890 529304