... wider development agenda in the island of Ireland to ensure policy congruence that will produce economic benefits for both jurisdictions. * Operations Directorate delivers a number of initiatives that address priorities set out in the operational plan. Currently the work covers areas such as Graduate Placements, Equity Venture, Trade Promotion, e-Business and Public Procurement. * Corporate Services Directorate facilitates the delivery of InterTradeIreland Initiatives by providing expertise in Human Resources, Information Technology, Financial Management and Communications and Marketing. During my time at InterTradeIreland I was working within the Strategy and Policy Directorate, here research is of key importance and is stated in the legislation shown below as one of the specific areas of work "Devising new approaches to business development in a cross-border context, in areas such as research, training, marketing and quality improvement' The research agenda therefore features in the InterTradeIreland Corporate Plan 2002-2004, which is based upon three knowledge domains * Knowledge ...

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