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#OI2Dublin - Dublin Declaration sets out a new business model for the European Union (video) News
22.05.2013 A new 10-point declaration drafted at the Open Innovation 2.0 conference at Dublin Castle is to be presented to the president of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso. The...Categories: Science, Research, Recruitment, R&D, Investments, Intellectual Property, Government, Economy -
Aer Arann to create 50 jobs in Dublin News
22.05.2013 Regional airline Aer Arann is to create 50 jobs in Dublin over the next 12 months for engineering and support staff, and flight and cabin crew, as the first of eight new... -
#OI2Dublin - Digital economy is actual economy, IIA CEO and award winner Joan Mulvihill says News
21.05.2013 We catch up with Joan Mulvihill, chief executive of the Irish Internet Association at the Open Innovation 2.0 forum. Last night, Mulvihill was recognised among luminaries such... -
#OI2Dublin - Knowledge triangle must surround entrepreneur, Alexander von Gabain says (video) News
21.05.2013 No matter what, the entrepreneur must always be at the centre of the knowledge triangle, says Alexander von Gabain, chairman of the governing board of the European Institute of... -
#OI2Dublin – Intel CTO predicts next generation of PCs will challenge standalone tablets (video) News
21.05.2013 Intel’s chief technology officer Justin Rattner has predicted that the arrival of the next generation of PC devices that will run energy frugal processors like Intel’s...Categories: Wireless Communications, R&D, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Energy, Economy, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Vodafone reports 4.4pc fall in full-year revenues to stg£44.4bn News
21.05.2013 Challenging economic conditions in Europe have hit telecoms giant Vodafone’s annual revenues for the year ended 31 March, dropping 4.4pc to stg£44.4bn, after the company cut... -
#OI2Dublin – Interview with Mikko Huuskonen, Finnish government (video) News
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. -
#OI2Dublin - Dr Stephen Hawking says world needs a more sustainable trajectory News
20.05.2013 Celebrated physicist Dr Stephen Hawking has warned that in light of the world surpassing 400ppm (parts per million) of carbon dioxide – the highest in 2m-3m years – the world... -
The technology business week: Smartphones not selling fast enough, Irish firms forge contracts worth €17m on trade mission News
20.05.2013 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Telecommunications, Social Media, Sales, Phones, Online Business, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet, Economy, Deals Done -
Europe must grow its manufacturing sector to stay competitive - study News
20.05.2013 Europe must increase the size of its manufacturing sector and lead in energy efficiency, technology innovation and addressing the changing consumption patterns of consumers if... -
Outsourcing group Capita to create 800 jobs in Ireland News
17.05.2013 Business process outsourcing and professional services company Capita is to create 800 jobs over the next three years, doubling the number of people it employs in Ireland. -
Cloud visionary and RTÉ ‘dragon’ to chair Govt Entrepreneurship Forum News
17.05.2013 Entrepreneur and investor Sean O’Sullivan, credited by MIT for co-coining the term ‘cloud computing’, has been appointed chairman of an Entrepreneurship Advisory Forum by the... -
Former Intel CEO awarded Certificate of Irish Heritage News
17.05.2013 The former CEO and president of Intel Dr Craig Barrett, who presided over Intel’s original decision to locate major manufacturing operations in Ireland and resulting in some...Categories: Leadership & Management, Investments, Hardware, Education, Economy, Digital Business, Computers -
Deals site gets a deal – Foffit.com acquires Dealsireland.ie News
15.05.2013 Daily deals website Dealsireland.ie has been acquired by a Cork-based deals site, Foffit.com, for an undisclosed sum. Dealsireland.com says it will remain operational for the...Categories: Online Business, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet, Economy, eCommerce, Deals Done, Consumer TechTags: Daily Deals, E-commerce -
Big data could mean big health cost savings and better outcomes News
14.05.2013 Picture a scenario where, by collecting the right data and using today’s sophisticated analytics, our health system could predict when a patient with chronic conditions might... -
Facebook investor Thiel leads US$6m investment in TransferWise News
14.05.2013 A venture fund established by Peter Thiel, the first investor in Facebook and one of the leading investors in the Collison brothers’ Stripe, is leading a US$6m investment in... -
Irish firms head to Poland and Czech Republic for EI trade mission News
13.05.2013 Irish companies have today embarked on a four-day Enterprise Ireland trade mission in order to increase their exports to Poland and the Czech Republic. -
Deloitte to create 177 jobs in Belfast News
07.05.2013 Business consultancy Deloitte is to create 177 new jobs over the next three years at its Belfast Technology Studio, on the back of a stg£1.2m investment from Invest NI in the... -
Career memes of the week: game developers News
07.05.2013 It’s a good time for game developers in Ireland right now. Employment in the country’s digital gaming sector grew 90pc between 2009 and 2012, and this growth rate can be... -
Open Innovation 2.0 conference to focus on job creation News
02.05.2013 More than 300 delegates from around the world are expected to descend on Dublin later this month for a two-day conference called Open Innovation 2.0 to explore how a new...