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Nanoscientists aim to shake up future of electronic devices News
16.05.2012 Nanoscientists in Ireland have been carrying out research to develop materials that, they claim, could in time revolutionise the manufacture of silicon chips and lead to a new... -
DIT to centralise its campuses at €500m Dublin 7 site News
14.05.2012 An Bord Pleanála has today approved Dublin Institute of Technology’s €500m plan to centralise all 39 of its existing colleges on one site as part of the new 73-acre Grangegorman... -
Science event to explore future of silicon microneedle tech News
14.05.2012 The future of low-cost, painless drug and vaccine delivery is the topic of discussion this week at Tyndall National Institute in Cork, where up to 180 clinicians, scientists and... -
Internet industry key to Ireland’s resurgence says Taoiseach (video) News
11.05.2012 Ireland’s internet industry is key to the country’s economic recovery and will play a vital role in growing the country’s reputation internationally, the Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD...Categories: Web 2.0, Web, Investments, Internet, Government, Economy, Digital Media, Digital Business -
EU mobile data roaming charges to be capped as of 1 July News
10.05.2012 The European Parliament has today passed new roaming regulation, which will come into force as of 1 July. The new mobile roaming regulation will be extended to include price... -
IT solutions firm Kainos to create 60 Derry jobs News
10.05.2012 IT solutions company Kainos is following the creation of 82 jobs in Belfast in October with the creation of 60 jobs in Derry as part of a stg£10m investment supported by Invest... -
Obama’s same-sex marriage tweet gets a strong reaction News
10.05.2012 A tweet from US President Barack Obama about allowing same sex couples to marry has gone viral. -
Business search engine CashIQ to expand, creating 45 jobs News
09.05.2012 Ireland's Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation today announced the creation of 45 new jobs in Irish technology company CashIQ, as the company plans to expand into...Categories: Research, Recruitment, IT Consulting, Government, Finding a Job, Economy, Careers and Employment, Digital Business -
E-invoicing could save European governments €40bn News
09.05.2012 Electronic invoicing could save European governments at least €40bn. Across Europe, governments consume between 45pc and 65pc of goods and services.Categories: Investments, Internet, Government, Financial, Enterprise Applications, eCommerce, Digital Business -
Broadband in Ireland equals jobs in Ireland News
10.05.2012 There is an intrinsic link between broadband rollout and local job creation. Local authorities must realise this as Ireland approaches a National Broadband Strategy.Tags: Digital Divide, BT, Vodafone, Jeroen Hoencamp, Fibre, Pat Rabbitte, Ireland, Job Creation, Broadband, -
‘We’re likely to be in a world without SOPA and ACTA’ – EU’s Neelie Kroes News
08.05.2012 The EU Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes has admitted we are now likely to be in a world without SOPA and without ACTA. -
Micro-businesses need support, argues new CPA president News
01.05.2012 Self-employment is an area of “untapped opportunity” in Ireland and needs encouragement and support. That’s according to Niall Byrne of Niall Byrne & Co, who has just been... -
New app for Facebook to ensure Irish citizens register to vote News
30.04.2012 Ireland’s Referendum Commission is about to launch a new Facebook app that will direct users to check the voting register and ensure they can vote ahead in the upcoming European... -
SNOPA bill could see snooping employers fined thousands of dollars News
30.04.2012 The new Social Networking Protection Act (SNOPA) Bill introduced to the US Congress on Friday could result in employers facing fines of up to US$10,000 if they ask for access to... -
Minister Richard Bruton on FDI trade mission to US News
30.04.2012 Minister Richard Bruton is on day two of a five-day trade mission to the US, where he is meeting with 19 companies – mainly in the tech and life-sciences areas – to talk about...Categories: Science, Marketing, Life Sciences, Investments, Internet, Intellectual Property, Government, Global CIO, Education, Economy, Careers and Employment -
Cisco to take on 100 new hires at Galway facility – reports News
30.04.2012 Cisco Systems is expected to announce this morning that it is to create 100 new jobs at its Oranmore, Co Galway plant, with recruitment due to start soon, according to reports. -
Energy summit achieves global clean-tech commitments News
27.04.2012 Energy ministers from 23 governments and the UN Secretary-General’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative were in London this week for the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM)....Categories: R&D, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Government, Energy, Education, Economy, Consumer Tech, Computers, Renewable Energy, Science, Sustainability -
Energia in €32m electricity contract with local authorities and state bodies News
26.04.2012 Fifty two Irish local authorities have moved to Energia, with the energy provider expecting to supply over 180 gigawatt hours of electricity to power the local authorities’...