Business BITES

State Pension

Only 23% of workers would be encouraged to work longer than age 66 in return for a higher State pension, a Lockton People Solutions survey shows.

Rdi Hub Ecosystem Expanding

The RDI Hub in Kilorglin, Co Kerry is to add 50 new desk spaces before the end of the year to bring the total capacity for companies to operate from there to over 100. Established in 2020, the RDI Hub brings corporate, SMEs and start-ups together to innovate and scale for the future. The over 50 companies currently accessing the space have created 250 jobs as well as developing 29 new products and services in just three years. To date, €12m in funding has been raised by companies in the hub and 16 new companies have been on-boarded in the past 12 months. The RDI Hub is now home to global companies including Liebherr, Glencar Construction and Helgen Technologies.

Dmi Officially Opens In Limerick

Digital Manufacturing

Ireland (DMI) was o icially opened on 27 March in the IDA Ireland National Technology Park in Limerick. DMI is the national centre of excellence designed to support Irish-based manufacturers, both multinationals and SMEs, to access, partner and accelerate their adoption of transformative digital technologies and to drive their future competitiveness. At the industry-led centre, there is an end-to-end physical and digital production line with capabilities designed to provide DMI clients with access to the latest technologies, expertise and deployment support in a real-world manufacturing environment.

Carbon neutrality

A DataSolutions survey reveals that while 78% of tech companies have plans to achieve carbon neutrality, 65% have not yet measured their carbon footprint.