Six papers written by members of the project team – Programme for University-Industry Interface (PUII) started at the University of Limerick in 2001. The project is part of an initiative to support company upskilling, postgraduate conversion courses and maintenance of the national IT infrastructure. PUII is a unique collaboration between industry and higher education and aims to improve the interaction between industry and academia: prepare the workforce for the future; and, promote the development of the competencies required in a knowledge-based society. Each of the papers describes a different aspect of the project – national policies needed; current employment as against the competition from other low cost economies; technology-enhanced learning and communications; business strategies; and, community structures.