17 public initiatives from Ideas Campaign to be adopted

THE Government plans to adopt 17 initiatives for economic recovery submitted by a campaign that encouraged members of the public to submit ideas to tackle the financial crisis.

The Ideas Campaign, launched by AMAS, a consultancy firm with at least 20 public sector clients, published an action plan in May and submitted 44 specific ideas to Government out of more than 5,000 submissions received over a two-month period.

Yesterday, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Conor Lenihan said the Government was impressed by the quality of the suggestions made.