Geoff McGimpsey

Tech talent pipeline in NI seems to be leaking mid-career tech specialists. I've written up a piece on what the draft AI Strategy needs to track before the quarterly data catches up via my substack>>What draft AI strategy can learn from Ulster Flying Club northstarbriefing.substack.com/p/what-draft-a…

Spent the past couple of weeks assessing the draft NI AI strategy against Ireland, Scotland, Wales and three European regions. Have produced a White Paper with 12 recommendations for the delivery plan that follows the 7 October consultation. More here. northstarbriefing.substack.com/p/northern-ire…

There's a positive AI story to be told. DfE just aren’t telling it. open.substack.com/pub/northstarb…

Dual market access is another committee gotcha question - but it's a dead cat issue sucking oxygen from real problems. We need to focus on what actually constrains growth. open.substack.com/pub/northstarb…

The Lords Science Committee says UK is “bleeding out” & becoming an incubator economy that can’t scale. Northern Ireland knows this story all too well. I’ve broken down the report and picked out the lessons for NI open.substack.com/pub/northstarb…