Caroline Casey chaired the Dublin Employment Pact’s ‘Equal at Work’ seminar on 1st October in Dublin. The seminar showcased private sector companies involved in the Employment Pact Equal at Work project.

Irish Life & Permanent, Eircom, Jury's Custom House Inn and Meteor Mobile participated in a range of projects.

The activities included equality reviews of all HR policies and practices to the development of an online HR decision making system.

The stars were out at the O2 Ability Awards this year, where Eircom and Irish Life & Permanent picked up awards. They all took part in the Equal at Work HR initiative led by the Dublin Employment Pact.

Pictured on the right is Gerry Keenan, Chief Executive, Irish Life Investment Managers.

The Department of the Taoiseach has awarded €800,000 through its ASC Project to the DEP to implement the Dublin Community ICT Initiative.

This will deliver IT upskilling through community group peer trainers to over 2,000 people and also establish ICT centres in public authority senior citizen homes and centres of excellence in disability accommodation.

International urban strategist Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class, addressed the cutting edge seminar Dublin - Creative City Region, on 18th October in the capital. The event was hosted by Dublin Regional Authority & Dublin Employment Pact.

National and international experts outlined how globalisation would favour city regions which put creativity at the centre of their education, development and economic strategies.

Speakers from Department of the Taoiseach, the City Council and other groups set out how Irish policy makers were preparing to respond to this challenge. Seminar papers are available on www.dublinpact.ie