John Kennedy talks to Ireland's Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte about the new National Broadband Strategy, which aims to deliver high-speed broadband to homes and firms across the country by 2015. A realist, Rabbitte warns there is much work to be done to achieve these goals.
04.Sep.2012 12:44
Citing Cisco research which predicts that by 2015 there will be 15bn devices connected to the internet, Vodafone Ireland CEO Jeroen Hoencamp urges firms to take the promise of online commerce very seriously as consumers today rapidly become connected consumers.
03.Sep.2012 15:23
In terms of attracting industrial strength digital projects from data centres to major internet firms Ireland is punching above its weight, says Interxion Ireland managing director Tanya Duncan. But as consumers becoming increasingly connected other sectors of the Irish economy need to catch up she warns.
31.Aug.2012 14:38
Ben Hammersley, the UK Prime Minister’s Ambassador to East London's Tech City, the UK digital business hub, has been added to the line-up at Silicon Republic’s Digital Ireland Forum on September 21 in Dublin. Hammersley, who is also editor-at-large at Wired magazine in the UK, will give one of the keynotes at the forum, which takes as its theme The Age of the Connected Consumer.
23.Aug.2012 15:32
A thought-provoking video just been put live by tech investor and RTE Dragon Sean O’Sullivan’s Open Ireland initiative, which suggests that for zero cost the rollout of a Technology Visa to bring technology workers to Ireland would generate up to 100,000 new jobs in the local economy.
20.Aug.2012 16:21
The advent of the connected consumer means organisations and governments have to learn to embrace the loss of traditional controls, and this can be a very beneficial process for both. That is according to Neville Hobson, a long-time opinion leader and influencer in digital communication for business. I was speaking to Hobson ahead of his visit to Dublin in September to speak at the Digital Ireland Forum.
02.Aug.2012 06:30
Intel, which employs more than 4,000 people in Ireland, relies on futurists like Brian David Johnson to deliver a vision of how we will be using technology in the future.
26.Jul.2012 06:00
The Irish Government has been called upon to ensure that the IT industry in Ireland plays a key role in the new €2.25bn Capital Investment Programme unveiled last week.
25.Jul.2012 13:17
Some 6bn people on planet Earth have a mobile subscription, which includes 5bn people in developing countries, according to The World Bank. That means 75pc of people on the planet carry a mobile device.
18.Jul.2012 12:15
Ireland’s Government has revealed a €2.25bn stimulus plan that will generate 13,000 jobs in capital investment projects. The plan includes €280m worth of investment in education, including new schools and a massive campus for DIT at Grangegorman.
17.Jul.2012 17:18
Irishman Kieran O’Hea has been appointed the new chief digital officer of Brisbane as part of the Australian city’s Economic Development Plan 2012 to 2031. Brisbane is the second city in the world to appoint a chief digital officer after New York City’s Mayor Bloomberg appointed Rachel Sterne to make the Big Apple America’s leading digital city.
10.Jul.2012 11:58
The Irish Government has been called upon to follow US President Barack Obama’s lead and join the Open Government Partnership to drive transparency and innovation in Ireland. It would also send out a strong signal about its intentions towards accountability to citizens, an independent TD has said.
21.Jun.2012 17:06
European Commissioner Neelie Kroes’ Digital Agenda targets to achieve a minimum of 30Mbps broadband access across Europe are achievable and widespread coverage of 100Mbps is also possible, a report by Analysys Mason claims.
21.Jun.2012 11:25
European Tech Cluster, an initiative spearheaded by it@cork, plans to spearhead a series of initiatives and ideas aimed at creating jobs and rebalancing Ireland’s economy.
21.Jun.2012 10:23
Ireland is above average for mobile broadband, according to the European Commission, but growth in fixed-broadband penetration is slowing down and the country is below the European average. Across Europe, there are concerns about IT skills and the realisation that e-commerce and R&D growth has stalled.
18.Jun.2012 15:48
In a move that should make managers in other cities and towns in Ireland who care about their local economy sit up and pay attention, Belfast plans to provide citywide access speeds of at least 80Mbps with ultrafast capacity of at least 100Mbps for businesses that require it.
11.Jun.2012 17:39
Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, addresses the Digital Ireland...
Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, addresses the Digital Ireland...
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Panel discussion 1, part 2 - Industry leaders discuss the shape of the...
Panel discussion 2 - Part 1: Driving innovation in Ireland
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Telefónica Ireland CEO Tony Hanway: technological shifts that could...
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TelecityGroup Ireland MD Maurice Mortell: data centres are heart of...
