Northern Ireland has one of the fastest growing knowledge economies in the UK, according to research released today which shows it supported 410 new business start-ups last year.

The 2015 Knowledge Economy report which was commissioned by NISP Connect, an independent, non-profit organisation at the Northern Ireland Science Park, measured data on exports, productivity, gross value added and wages across the UK.

It highlights that Northern Ireland and the northwest of England have the fastest growing knowledge economies in the UK.

Sharp growth in knowledge economy in North