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Apple’s move into textbook business will be a game changer News
12.01.2012 All wags are waxing on about Apple launching into the education books business or the textbook business on 19 January at an event in the Guggenheim in New York. It is being... -
EU wants to double volume of e-commerce in Europe by 2015 News
11.01.2012 The European Commission has unveiled an action plan for doubling the volume of e-commerce in Europe by 2015. It says the internet economy creates 2.6 jobs for every offline job... -
Enterprise Ireland: record ‘new exports’ above €1bn achieved in 2011 News
21.12.2011 Enterprise Ireland said this morning that client companies' export sales grew in 2011 to exceed the pre-recession record levels of 2008. New export sales in excess of €1bn are...Tags: Third Level, R&D, Start-ups, Job Creation, IBM, RIM, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Ireland, Exports -
HPSUs to create 528 jobs in Ireland in next three years News
21.12.2011 High-tech start-ups look set to be a key cog to help Ireland bolster its economic recovery, as Ireland’s Jobs Minister Richard Bruton, TD, today pointed out that Ireland should...Categories: Apps, Green Tech, Computers, Consumer Tech, Digital 21, Digital Business, Digital Media, eCommerce, Economy, Education, Energy, Engineer, Engineering, Funding, Global CIO, Government, Intellectual Property, Internet, Investments, Jobs, Life Sciences, R&D, Research, Science, Web 2.0 -
National campaign launched to encourage students to pursue digital careers News
15.12.2011 A national online campaign has been launched, with the backing of major IT companies, to encourage second-level students to pursue careers in the burgeoning digital media space.Tags: Xbox 360, Xbox, Technology Careers, Video, Podcasting, Gaming, Apps, ICT Ireland, Second Level, -
EU open data strategy could reap €40bn annually News
12.12.2011 The European Commission has today kick started an Open Data Strategy for Europe, in a move that could deliver an annual €40bn boost to the EU’s economy.Categories: Government, Global CIO, Economy, Digital Media, Digital 21, Data Management, Communications, Apps -
Ireland’s Coder Dojo movement spreads its wings to the UK News
08.12.2011 The Coder Dojo movement, which is inspiring young people all over Ireland to learn about software programming, plus languages such as Scratch and Java, has now unleashed its...Tags: Digital Ireland Forum, James Whelton, Coder Dojo , Linux, JavaScript, Java, Bill Liao, Mac, Apple -
Are cities missing out on ICT to become sensory hubs? News
07.12.2011 The rapid pace of global urbanisation is creating challenges for cities to innovate and become smarter. Just last week, the first-ever global smart city congress drew attention...Categories: Economy, Digital Media, Digital 21, Green Tech, CIO, Education, Energy, Global CIO, Green, Green Computing, IT ManagementTags: Smart Buildings, IBM, Accenture, Education, CO2 Emissions, digital, Green Economy, Smart Cities, ICT -
Ireland to tap EU €9bn telecoms fund to get super-fast broadband News
24.10.2011 EU Commission delegates have met with the Irish Government and members of the Next Generation Taskforce to seek funding from the EU’s €40bn Connecting Europe infrastructure... -
NUI Galway to upskill 4,600 people in digital technology News
10.10.2011 The Government has awarded NUI Galway €230,000 as part of an inter-agency collaboration to upskill 4,600 people in Galway categorised as “digitally excluded.” -
InfiniLED wins ITLG Silicon Valley University Challenge News
06.10.2011 The Silicon-Valley based Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITLG) has awarded the UCC-based InfiniLED, a company that has developed more efficient next-gen LED technology...Categories: Jobs, Internet, Intellectual Property, Global CIO, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Digital 21, Consumer Tech, Competitions, Green Tech, CIO, Careers and Employment, Bio Tech -
Irish Government ambitious to build home-grown digital industries News
30.09.2011 The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton, TD, told the Digital Ireland Forum that the Government is very ambitious regarding the future of Ireland’s...Categories: Science, Research, Jobs, Investments, Internet, Intellectual Property, Games/Entertainment, Funding, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, Digital 21 -
The digital imperative News
29.09.2011 Quality broadband coverage should be a national priority in these tough times. Crucially, governments around the world are beginning to realise this, too.Categories: Communications, Digital 21, eCommerce, Government, Infrastructure Management, Internet, Telecommunications -
Making Ireland the Silicon Valley of Europe News
23.09.2011 Australian tech entrepreneur Bill Liao has come to Ireland to, among other things, invest millions in Irish start-ups. But if we want to be the Silicon Valley of Europe, he...Categories: Leadership & Management, Investments, Government, Funding, Education, Economy, Digital 21 -
Cloud, green tech, shared services: key greening strategies for UK govt? News
27.09.2011 The UK government’s draft Greening Government ICT Strategy will provide the UK ICT industry with significant opportunities in the areas of green technologies, cloud computing...Categories: Web, Virtualisation, Unified Communications, Telecommunications, Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Renewable Energy, Recycling Services, Online Business, Networking, Mobility, Mobile, Jobs, In the Workplace, Hosting Services, Hardware, Green Computing, Green, Global CIO, ERP & Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Digital 21, Data Management, Data Centre, Consumer Tech, Computers, Communications, Green Tech, CIOTags: ICT, Security, Outsourcing, Data centres, Green Jobs, Green Economy, Green Tech, Cloud Computing, Cloud -
Time to switch Irish kids on to digital career opportunities News
28.09.2011 EMC’s presence in Ireland has grown from a six-acre campus in Cork in 1988 to today employing 2,500 across Ireland, including a 50-acre site in Ovens. Country manager Jason Ward... -
Ireland needs to nurture skills needs for digital world News
27.09.2011 TelecityGroup (Ireland), formerly Data Electronics, has a three-decade pedigree of supporting the data needs of Irish and global organisations. Managing director Maurice Mortell...Categories: Leadership & Management, Investments, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Energy, Education, Economy, Digital 21, Development, Data Centre -
Digital education today means digital workforce of tomorrow News
27.09.2011 One of the world’s biggest digital education providers has its global R&D headquarters in Dublin. Heading up Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s innovation operations, Fiona O’Carroll...Categories: R&D, Mobility, Leadership & Management, Investments, Infrastructure Management, Government, Education, Digital 21, Development -
Ireland's energy suppliers must show green leadership – minister News
23.09.2011 Ireland's Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte has appealed to energy suppliers to start demonstrating green leadership in the more efficient use of energy, leading the future green...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Jobs, Green, Enterprise, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Digital Business, Digital 21, Communications, Green Tech, CIO, Business IntelligenceTags: Green Building, Green Tech, Clean Tech, Green, SEAI, Green Jobs, Pat Rabbitte, Ireland, Green Economy -
Free digital and gaming events at Culture Night tonight News
23.09.2011 Amongst the many free events happening tonight for Cultural Night across Ireland, you can check out a display of vintage computers and classic arcade games such as Pacman and...Categories: Virtualisation, Telecommunications, Special Events, Social Media, Science, Research, Multimedia, Mobile, Media, Life Sciences, Internet, Hardware, Green, Engineer, Energy, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Digital 21, Consumer Tech, Computers, Communications, Bio Tech, Apps Zone, Apps, Application Design and Development