06.02.2012 US space agency NASA has received more than 6,300 applications between 15 November 2011 and 27 January 2012 from individuals wanting to become an astronaut. The figure marks the second-highest number of applications the agency has ever received from applicants, NASA said.
06.02.2012 Twitter is to host its first Tea Time event in Dublin later this month, in what could be a great opportunity for local developers and start-ups to create products for the Twitter ecosystem.
06.02.2012 NovaUCD believes that 300 highly-skilled jobs will be created through the 37 companies based at its centre over the next two years.
05.02.2012 Our Tech Start-up of the Week is Tethras, a start-up based at NovaUCD in Dublin that has tapped into the fast-paced growth of the mobile app industry by creating a mobile app localisation platform that’s starting to make waves in global markets. And the company is setting its sights on gaining traction in the Asia marketplace this year.
03.02.2012 Sandyford, Co Dublin-based start-up Product2Market, which specialises in both online and offline marketing, is aiming to take on 15 new employees over the next two years. Set up in 2008, the consultancy works with companies in both Ireland and Europe to help them with their marketing campaigns.
03.02.2012 Northern Ireland start-up Thermblow, a spin-out of the Polymer Research Cluster at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB), has become the latest graduate from the NISP CONNECT Springboard Programme. The new venture is an environmental consultancy that will focus on the plastic packaging manufacturing marketplace.
03.02.2012 The 2012 Arthur Guinness Fund has received applications seeking financial support and mentoring from a record 400 social entrepreneurs and community groups spanning the island of Ireland. Technology and Social Media for Social Good is a new category added to this year’s fund.
02.02.2012 Unemployed NQF level 8 graduates from non-computing disciplines who are interesting in making a switch to cloud computing can now gain an academic qualification for free in the subject, thanks to the launch of two new graduate conversion programmes by Cork Institute of Technology (CIT).
02.02.2012 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg yesterday included a letter to potential investors as part of the social networking site’s filing with the SEC for a US$5bn initial IPO. In the letter, he said Facebook had “cultivated a unique culture and management approach that we call the Hacker Way”. He also spoke about Facebook’s “social mission”.
01.02.2012 Over the last three years, Siliconrepublic.com has enabled Ireland’s technology leaders to campaign for the creation of a truly Digital Ireland. By sharing their views and insights they have helped shape Ireland’s digital future, through our Digital 21 programme.
