18/02/2010
HP Focus On Irish Innovation
An initiative to encourage innovative proposals which can help foster economic renewal across Ireland has been launched.
Hewlett-Packard (HP) is a key contributor providing financial and in-kind services, including innovation expertise, to enable the initiative to gather ideas from Ireland and around the world.
'Your Country, Your Call' aims to find two transformational proposals that will enable the Irish economy to grow, employment to be created and prosperity to flourish.
With a prize fund of €200,000 and Mary McAleese, President of Ireland, as its Patron, the initiative spans a broad range of categories from sports and arts to communications and technology.
Speaking about the announcement, Martin Murphy, Managing Director, HP Ireland and member of the Your Country Your Call Steering Group, said: "Your Country, Your Call is a collaborative initiative designed to foster future economic success for Ireland.
"HP is delighted to support this exciting new project. We are proud to have been involved from conception of what started out as a conversation among a small group of people and has evolved to this great competition.
"We believe that this is an inspiring and timely initiative, and we are proud to contribute, providing company support and association," he said.
The competition was launched on 17th February and is open to anyone with an idea for Irish development, north or south.
Full entry details are available at www.yourcountryyourcall.com
(BMcC)
Hewlett-Packard (HP) is a key contributor providing financial and in-kind services, including innovation expertise, to enable the initiative to gather ideas from Ireland and around the world.
'Your Country, Your Call' aims to find two transformational proposals that will enable the Irish economy to grow, employment to be created and prosperity to flourish.
With a prize fund of €200,000 and Mary McAleese, President of Ireland, as its Patron, the initiative spans a broad range of categories from sports and arts to communications and technology.
Speaking about the announcement, Martin Murphy, Managing Director, HP Ireland and member of the Your Country Your Call Steering Group, said: "Your Country, Your Call is a collaborative initiative designed to foster future economic success for Ireland.
"HP is delighted to support this exciting new project. We are proud to have been involved from conception of what started out as a conversation among a small group of people and has evolved to this great competition.
"We believe that this is an inspiring and timely initiative, and we are proud to contribute, providing company support and association," he said.
The competition was launched on 17th February and is open to anyone with an idea for Irish development, north or south.
Full entry details are available at www.yourcountryyourcall.com
(BMcC)
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