A study of the Irish software landscape was conducted by Lero, the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre; the Kemmy Business School and the Centre for Science, Technology & Innovation Policy at the University of Cambridge.

The report found that unless measures are taken to combat a skills and investment shortage in the Irish software sector, thousands of Irish software jobs could be forced overseas. 

Professor Fitzgerald of Lero said: “The Irish software industry has the potential to be one of the core engines of Irish economic growth, high income employment and exports but we need to address a number of critical issues including a skills shortage.”

Professor Helena Lenihan of the Kemmy Business School added that the shortage of suitably qualified Irish candidates has encouraged companies down the route of inward immigration. 

The report suggests that building Ireland into an internationally renowned global software centre may require understanding by policy makers that margin and sales growth are more important priorities to owners and investors than jobs.

Click on the image below to read the report and you can also read more about it and about LERO (Irish software engineering research centre) here http://www.lero.ie/
 

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