#OI2Dublin – Interview with Mikko Huuskonen, Finnish government (video)
20.05.2013 Mikko Huuskonen from the Finnish government talks about the importance of innovation and how small countries can use innovation to overcome economic adversity.
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#OI2Dublin – Interview with Dublin City Council’s Peter Finnegan (video)
20.05.2013 Dublin City Council’s Peter Finnegan says the forthcoming Digital Dublin roadmap will position the city as a world leader in smart city technologies and could make the capital the innovation engine for the rest of the country.
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Nintendo exerts its right to profit from user-generated videos on YouTube
17.05.2013 Videos of gameplay on Nintendo video games uploaded by YouTube users will, in some cases, be accompanied by advertising that generates revenue for Nintendo only, with nothing going towards the content creators, as the games company exerts its rights under YouTube’s terms.
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Massachusetts Governor explores digital health collaborations at Dublin summit
16.05.2013 As part of his trade visit to Ireland this week, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick visited a digital health summit in Dublin yesterday to explore possible collaborations between digital health hubs in Dublin and Massachusetts.
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TCD Lero team in €2.5m study into how ecology can help make better software
15.05.2013 A Trinity College Dublin-based Lero team is to take part in a €2.5m European Commission-funded research programme to find out how the principles of ecology can be adopted to design more stable software systems.
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Ireland must secure political agreement on new European research funding, argues Sherlock
09.05.2013 Ireland must secure an EU-wide deal for research funding for the European Union’s new programme for research and innovation Horizon 2020 before the end of its term as President of the Council of the EU. That’s according to Minister Sean Sherlock, TD, who was speaking at the opening of the Future Internet Assembly in Dublin yesterday.
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It’s a cat fight! Makers of Nyan Cat and Keyboard Cat sue Warner Bros, 5th Cell Media
03.05.2013 The makers of two of the biggest cat-based memes of all time – Nyan Cat and Keyboard Cat – are taking on the might of Warner Bros and video-game maker 5th Cell Media in a dispute over intellectual property.
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Wearable tech player Jawbone acquires BodyMedia for US$100m
30.04.2013 Wearable tech and audio equipment maker Jawbone has acquired health technology player BodyMedia for an estimated US$100m. At the same time, Jawbone has unveiled its new UP wristband and iOS app ecosystem for fitness fans.
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Tech All Stars competition seeks Europe’s hottest start-ups
29.04.2013 The European Commission has launched the second edition of its Tech All Stars competition to recognise some of Europe’s most promising technology start-ups. Twelve start-ups will have the chance to visit start-up events in Berlin and London, culminating in the Digital Agenda assembly in Dublin this June.
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Chipset giant Qualcomm is coming to Cork – R&D centre will initially employ 20 people
26.04.2013 One of the leading powerbrokers in the smartphone revolution, Qualcomm, is establishing a R&D centre in Cork and has already begun recruitment. It is envisaged an initial 20 jobs will be created but the operation could scale up significantly.