By Dan Walsh
Funding to the tune of €992,000 has been announced for GreenTechHQ at the New Technology Park at Enniscorthy under the Smart Regions Enterprise Innovation Scheme, designed to strengthen regional enterprise, drive innovation, and support sustainable economic growth.
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne TD has welcomed the funding.
“It provides ongoing enterprise infrastructure, cluster development, and business animation services that benefit entrepreneurs and enterprise growth every single day,” said Minister Browne, who added; “This particular scheme will see facilities and training opportunities made available to businesses. Greentech has been awarded much deserved funding under Stream three of the scheme ‘SME Training and Development’ aimed at programmes to boost competitiveness through innovative solutions.”
Co-funded by the government of Ireland and the European Union, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Southern, Eastern & Midland and Northern & Western Regional Programmes 2021-2027, the Smart Regions scheme supports the different regions of the country in harnessing cutting-edge technologies and world-class expertise.
Aligned with the regional priorities set out in the National Smart Specialisation Strategy for Innovation and the nine Regional Enterprise Plans, Smart Regions drives high-impact projects in priority sectors such as artificial intelligence (AI), agri-tech and food, sustainability, insurance technology, and advanced manufacturing.
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