The commission, composed of key officials in the science, technology and innovation funding system, academia, enterprise, and overseas experts, completed its task in December. It had a broad remit and took a comprehensive view of science, technology and innovation involving all areas of scholarship, including the social sciences and humanities. The commission based its deliberations on a consultative exercise, comprising requests for submissions and interviews with interested parties in administration, academia and enterprise. It received 45 formal submissions and received a number of background reports on the Irish innovation system. More than 60 face-to-face interviews were completed with key stakeholders. The commission received cross-cutting analyses of research and development and innovation governance in a range of countries, and undertook study visits to assess governance systems in the United Kingdom and Finland.