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Two Galway based companies, Collins McNicholas Ltd and Stewart, will compete to be a Best Managed Company at the annual Deloitte awards ceremony in March 2014. A symbol of organisational success and achievement, the awards are in their sixth year, and some of Ireland’s most dynamic and innovative companies now hold the prestigious Best Managed designation.

Denis Naughten TD has welcomed a new technology business that will help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) win a greater share of public sector contracts worth €12 billion. He said that the opportunities were huge for local SMEs to win a far greater share of public sector tenders.

Just over 20 years ago Galway was rocked by the news that Digital Equipment Corporation –DEC- was closing its hardware manufacturing business in Galway with the loss of more than 750 jobs. The US computer company, which came to Galway in 1971, had a huge positive influence on the growth of Galway and in establishing Ireland as a location of choice for multinational technology companies.

A Gathering of the “Decies” will take place in October, some 20 years after Digital’s European flagship shut its manufacturing business in Galway.

Ireland’s need to develop as a knowledge-based economy has been well publicised in recent times with technology companies across various industrial sectors in Ireland continuing to drive exports and long term economic recovery.

A start-up technology company based in Castlebar was featured at a major showcase of new companies with high growth potential in Dublin. Teqnoco Net Ltd was established by Stan Kuznetsvo, who lives in Castlebar.

NUI Galway is in line for a major slice of the €300 million in funding for research announced this week. The university will participate in three of the seven new Science Foundation Ireland research centres being set up with this funding.

Vulcan Solutions, one of Galway’s longest established technology companies, has moved its development centre from Parkmore East to the Headford Point building on the Headford Road.

Fine Gael TD, Michelle Mulherin this week has called for reform of the work permit system, which is hindering companies in Ireland to fill vacancies in a number of key areas. She said this week: “I welcome very much confirmation I have just received from Richard Bruton, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation that he will investigate the difficulties being experienced by ICT companies in recruiting highly skilled people from outside the European Economic Area on account of our current work permit system. I tabled a motion at a recent Fine Gael Parliamentary Party meeting which received unanimous support to pursue the introduction of a Technology Visa to fast track the provision of work permits to individuals with the requisite ICT skills and qualifications be pursued to address the significant shortage of design engineers in this country and the EU which is hampering the fulfilment of our economic growth in the digital and technological sectors and pursuant to this Minister Bruton has given me this commitment.

On Monday September 17 at 5.30pm the Innovation in Business Centre will host its annual Spirit of Entrepreneurship Event at St Mary’s Hall, GMIT, Castlebar.