Professor Mark Ferguson, Director General of Science Foundation Ireland and Chief Scientific Advisor to the Government of Ireland, highlights Ireland’s recent spectacular success in fostering research and innovation; the government’s strategy to further promote Irish science, Innovation 2020; the priority of building academia-industry partnerships; and his mission to turn Ireland into an ‘Innovation Leader.’
Professor Ferguson, congratulations on seeing Ireland move up two spots in the EU Innovation Scoreboard this year. To begin, could you expand on this important advancement?
Ireland is on a fantastic trajectory in terms of our innovative output and the quality of Irish science, which have both been improving steadily year on year
