The textfile in question was a US Embassy cable highlighting the indemic corruption in the (ex) Tunisian Government. The main focus of the article was the world-changing domino effect, toppling regimes across the middle east, all caused by one, little textfile. One article immediatly stood out to me, ‘A World Spinning’.

I was sitting in Sinnamon on the Stranmillis Road, enjoying a coffee, a sausage roll, and my Kindle, reading the latest 2600. That “No” was in reference to the very first sentence in the document.

The Ministerial ForewordThe very first word I scribbled on my copy of this document was “No”. Speaking of repeating, this does repeat itself over and over again, just take my word for it here and I won’t raise it individually… (It’s a loaded word and everyone is entitled to have an opinion on what it means. The stated “Barriers to innovation” read like they’re straight out of a Business Studies textbook, and in general, the (lengthy) exposition around this ideal of “innovation” is little more than a 34 page definition of what DETI considers innovation.

First off as a general comment that I’d otherwise repeat over and over again going through the draft, other than the words “Northern Ireland”, and excluding some of the case-studies, this could be an innovation strategy for any region in the world. I’m known to rant and rave about the use of the word “innovation” at the best of times, so I’ll just put that attitude on the shelf and highlight a few of what I think are the “ok” points and the decidedly questionable points in the strategy. Arlenes) Strategy to make Northern Ireland “into one of the most innovative regions with the UK”. Introduction to my CritiqueLast month DETI announced a Consultation on their (i.e.

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