How to Create a Long Term, Sustainable Games Industry in Three Easy Steps. Barry O’Neill Other Ventures Monday, 1 November 2010
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How to Create a Long Term, Sustainable Games Industry in Three Easy Steps.
Barry O’NeillOther Ventures
Monday, 1 November 2010
“Ireland’s Vibrant Digital Media Portfolio.”
Quote - Barry O’Leary, CEO, IDA All marks © their respective holders.Monday, 1 November 2010
Quote - Barry O’Leary, CEO, IDA All marks © their respective holders.
“Ireland’s Vibrant Digital Media Portfolio.”
European “HQ”
Operations Centre
Finance Centre
Support Centre
Data Centre
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“Ireland’s Vibrant Digital Media Portfolio.”
Creative Centre
Skunkworks
Design Centre
R&D Lab
New Studio
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Three Easy Steps
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Three Easy Steps
1. Encourage inward investment in games development.
2. Attract creative talent to foster local talent.
3. Encourage new enterprises.
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Step 1 - Incentive for Inward Investment
✴ Games Tax Credit.
✴ 25% of qualifying expenditure on a project basis - offset against corporation tax, or offered as a rebate.
✴ Qualifying expenditure? Production, Infrastructure, Capital Items, Talent.
✴ Make Ireland a great place to make a game.
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Step 2 - Attract the Talent
✴ Key Talent Incentive.
✴ Fast track visa for key talent.
✴ Relocation incentives and special tax treatment.
✴ Talent breeds talent.
✴ Ensure Ireland has an broad base of international caliber talent.
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Step 3 - Foster Entrepreneurship
✴ Super-BES - Games Industry Incentive Scheme.
✴ Similar to BES but increase limits for companies and Investors. Allow Corporate Investment.
✴ Reduce the relief qualification period to 3 years.
✴ Allow investors avail of capital loss relief.
✴ Stimulate investor interest, generate indigenous start-ups.
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Three Easy Steps
1. Encourage inward investment in games development.
2. Attract creative talent to foster local talent.
3. Encourage new enterprises.
Monday, 1 November 2010
Three Easy Steps1. Encourage inward investment in games
development.
2. Attract creative talent to foster local talent.
3. Encourage new enterprises.
4. Ireland’s favourable IP regime.
5. Ireland’s favourable corporation tax.
6. R&D Incentives and credits.
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Create the most attractive environment for games
production globally.
Create a long-term sustainable games industry.
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