Mark Ryan, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Tina Roche, Member of the Advisory Group and CEO of Business in the Community; Aoife O'Brien, KPMG; Louise Shorten, Ernst & Young; Peter Fitzgerald, Deloitte; and Anne Marie Boyhan, Ideas Campaign
Four accountancy firms are to provide research and evaluation expertise for the ideas submitted to the Ideas Campaign.
The Managing Partners of the firms - Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PwC - agreed within 24 hours of being approached to provide assistance to the campaign, following the Advisory Group meeting last Tuesday.
Each firm will provide dedicated staff to summarise, categorise and provide an initial review and assessment of the ideas submitted for this citizens’ campaign.
They will work to the criteria for evaluation that has been set by the Advisory Group and which will put the ideas received into four categories:
1. Ideas for action by Government
2. Ideas which could be implemented by
- Voluntary organisations
- Individuals
- Entrepreneurs
- Existing or new companies
3. Ideas that could be implemented through existing organisations, companies and individuals and which, if publicised, could enhance confidence
4. Positive ideas about the existing strengths of the Irish economy or society which could be used to counteract the negative image of Ireland, nationally or internationally.
Closing date
The closing date for the submission of ideas to the campaign website is next Tuesday, 31 March.
The Ideas Campaign is a campaign for citizens by citizens and is designed to harness people’s ideas for economic recovery. The campaign runs for the month of March and to date over 4,000 ideas have been received and over 42,000 people have visited the site.
The campaign plans to produce an action plan for government in April. Taoiseach Brian Cowen has committed to fast-tracking the recommendations from the Advisory Group through the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Economic Renewal.
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