Mrs Dodds said her department would take a number of steps to ensure that the area can compete with other small economies on a global stage.
The 10X Economy: An Economic Vision for a decade of Innovation strategy was launched on Tuesday with the endorsement of a number of business leaders.
Mrs Dodds said: “Our economy has already been dramatically reshaped by the Covid-19 pandemic and the past year has highlighted the resilience and creativity of the business community.
“This new vision is centred on making Northern Ireland the most exciting place to do business and to do that I plan to focus on our strengths.
“A 10X ambition is about creating a step-change in how we think about our economy.
“It is not a literalist term about increasing a single metric by a factor of ten – instead we are setting an ambitious pathway for fundamental change to our economy and committing to everyone feeling they are part of this transformation.”
The new strategy identifies 10 guiding principles…
