In the News: AI Is the Biggest Enabler We've Ever Had for Entrepreneurship

Artificial intelligence is changing the way businesses start, grow and innovate. In a recent opinion piece for the Belfast Telegraph, Catalyst Chairman Neil Crockett explores how AI is lowering barriers to entrepreneurship and creating new opportunities for founders and businesses.

The article highlights how AI can help accelerate product development, improve access to knowledge and expertise, and make it easier for entrepreneurs to bring ideas to life. As technology continues to evolve, AI has the potential to enable more people to start businesses and compete on a global stage.

However, the piece also emphasises that technology alone is not enough. Innovation thrives when ambitious businesses have access to the right networks, partnerships and support systems. Creating the conditions for collaboration and knowledge sharing remains critical to ensuring the benefits of AI are fully realised.

This perspective closely aligns with the ambition of ONEHEALTH. By connecting SMEs with researchers, universities and innovation partners across Northern Ireland and Ireland, the programme is helping businesses explore how artificial intelligence and emerging technologies can be applied to real-world challenges.

As AI continues to reshape industries, supporting collaboration between research and industry will play an important role in turning technological opportunity into meaningful impact.

Read Neil Crockett's full opinion piece in the Belfast Telegraph to explore why he believes this is a defining moment for entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.

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