Tech cluster submission could create 1,300 jobs, says it@Cork

The IT sector’s representative body in the south of the country, it@Cork, has submitted an application to the Government seeking funding for an initiative that could create 1,300 jobs over the coming years.

The organisation last week made a submission to the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation as well as the IDA for backing in establishing a proper tech cluster in the south-east with an appointed cluster manager.

The role is needed to bring the region in line with leading tech clusters across Europe which are accessing funding and streamlining their efforts far better than the ICT sector here.