Regional Action Plan to support the governance of Responsible Research & Innovation in the Southern & Eastern Regional Operational Programme 2014 - 2020
Name of stakeholder
Dublin City University – Dr Padraig Murphy
Type of stakeholder
Academia / Research Dublin City University (DCU), established in 1991, has a student population of approximately 17,000. DCU prides themselves on being a young, dynamic and ambitious university with a distinctive mission to transform lives and societies through education, research and innovation. DCU has developed its own research specialisms and created a number of national centres of excellence. They offer a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, as well as postgraduate study through research. Postgraduate research supervision is provided on a broad range of subject areas across all disciplines, including technology, engineering, business, communications, humanities, science and health. A core element of DCU’s vision is to be a globally-significant university that is renowned for its discovery and translation of knowledge to advance society. This commitment to world-class research is central to the new Research and Innovation Strategy, which sets out a range of specific actions to advance our reputation in that regard. DCU Invent is the university’s commercialisation and technology transfer unit which works with companies to bring university research to the marketplace. The prime objective of DCU Invent is to help initiate collaborative research projects between DCU and industry partners. DCU have a strong track record as one of Ireland’s leading universities for licensing and innovation partnerships with Irish SMEs and multinational companies. • To assist with the development and implementation of the policy improvements throughout the project by providing an invaluable academic viewpoint and expertise. • DCU have key contacts within government agencies that can support research and innovation activities. In their own words they can ‘give access to people that can make things happen’.
Responsibilities / role within the development and implementation of the policy improvement
• To assist in the completion of the maturity mapping exercise.
Does this organisation provide political backing to the implementation of the policy improvement? If yes, how?
No
Southern Regional Assembly | Regional Action Plan
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