The Programme for Government for the new coalition may be attracting criticism for a lack of ambition and detail but it contains some important provisions that will be welcomed by the technology sector and signal a renewed focus on innovation as part of public policy. The news of the impending closure of the state-funded National Digital Research Centre (NDRC) start-up accelerator had Irish entrepreneurs and those who support them, up in arms at the end of last year. A crowd-funded full-page ad in The Business Post was just the most high-profile element of a grassroots campaign to get that decision…
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