Fujitsu (Ireland) Ltd.

Lobbying Organisation Fujitsu (Ireland) Ltd.

Date published 19 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Economic Development and Industry

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Discussion with respect to driving increased investment into the High Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure in the Irish Centre for High-end Computing (ICHEC) to fuel economic growth and fill educational gaps, thereby underpinning Ireland's credentials as a high skills economy.

Intended results Inform the government on behalf of industry (Xilinx, Fujitsu, Tullow Oil, Intel and DataDirect Networks) of the importance to the Irish economy of developing high performance computing (HPC) skills. Inform the government on behalf of industry (Xilinx, Fujitsu, Tullow Oil, Intel and DataDirect Networks) of the importance of increasing public funding for ICHEC on a long-term basis with respect to HPC activities in Ireland.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Anthony McCauley, Head of Innovation

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Two emails to Dermot Mulligan

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Dermot Mulligan Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)

Dermot Mulligan Assistant Secretary (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)