A nationwide presence, global connections, a leaner structure and continued support past the first round of external funding – these will be the main features of the new national accelerator programme, two leaders of the consortium selected to take over the NDRC have told The Currency. The management of the State-funded start-up development initiative started in 2006 as the National Digital Research Centre is transferring to a network of regional entrepreneur support hubs under a new government contract attracting €17 million in subsidies over the next five years from the Department of Communications. Dublin’s Dogpatch Labs led the bid presented…

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