Debate contribution: Transforming Communities for Inclusion Global Conference 2025
Debate contribution by Dr Caoimhe Archibald on .
- MLA
- Dr Caoimhe Archibald
- Party at the time
- Sinn Féin
- Date
- 20 October 2025
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Transforming Communities for Inclusion Global Conference 2025
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5188742
Read the official Assembly record
Text
I was delighted to be at the TCI conference last week, which was hosted in Ireland for the first time, jointly between InterTradeIreland, Invest NI and Enterprise Ireland. It is a flagship event on clusters and innovation ecosystems, and the island of Ireland was chosen to host the twenty-eighth global conference, which marked a significant milestone for it because it is the first time that it has been held on a cross-border basis. The conference welcomed 250 delegates from more than 25 countries to the island. Cluster tours took place in Dublin, Mullingar, Portlaoise, Dundalk, Belfast and Newry, showcasing the innovation and strength of our current ecosystem in fintech, cybersecurity, life sciences, maritime and advanced manufacturing. Clusters are a really important part of our economic policy, and it was a fantastic opportunity for us to talk about what we are doing and to learn from what is happening internationally. We have work ongoing through the Shared Island Enterprise Scheme, where InterTradeIreland has taken the lead in the work across the island in partnership with Invest NI and Enterprise Ireland. I commend the work of InterTradeIreland in organising that truly global conference and providing an opportunity to demonstrate and showcase the world-class clusters that we have on the island.
208 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Jev’s structured answers met the documented threshold for “not flagged”.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.02 (flagging needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not flagged).
- None of the five culture-war criteria was met (each was below 0.60).
- No identity-based framing was identified (1.00).
- The overall probability was at or below the not-flagging threshold.
This is an AI-generated assessment of the text, made against published criteria. It is not a finding of fact about the MLA or their intentions. The Assembly record itself is the fact.
Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.02 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.01 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.01 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.01 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.02 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.11 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.02 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 1.00 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it | 0.00 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-related subject | 0.92 |
| Constitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereignty | 0.07 |
| Another identity-related subject | 0.01 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 13:33 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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