To coincide with the Digital Agenda Assembly in Dublin this week, yesterday saw the launch of the Digital Masterplan for Dublin at City Hall by the Lord Mayor Naoise Ó Muirí and European Commissioner Neelie Kroes. As he prepares to leave office on Monday Ó Muirí spoke to Ann O’Dea about his aspirations for the Masterplan.
Digital 21 20.Jun.2013 08:25
Microsoft has just demonstrated the kind of flexibility and empathy with its customers that seemed up until now impossible for tech giants of its stature: it has reversed a controversial digital rights policy that would have made it impossible for users to share a game for its forthcoming Xbox One console more than once.
Digital Life 20.Jun.2013 06:43
PC maker HP’s executive vice-president, Printing and Personal Systems (PPS) Todd Bradley is stepping out of that position to take on the role of executive vice-president, Strategic Growth Initiatives, at the company.
Business 20.Jun.2013 06:00
Neelie Kroes, vice-president of the European Commission, responsible for Europe’s Digital Agenda, took time out from a busy schedule at the Digital Agenda Assembly today to help launch Dublin’s Digital Masterplan. She spoke to Ann O’Dea about the importance of the Assembly, the Digital Masterplan and women in technology.
Digital 21 19.Jun.2013 22:05
For the 29th consecutive month, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console maintained its grip as the No 1 selling console in the US last month.
Business 19.Jun.2013 17:13
Dutch company ASML is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chip-making equipment, supplying well-known names in the semiconductor industry, such as Samsung and Intel. Though ASML originated in Europe and has a number of bases in Ireland, 93pc of its shipments in Q1 2013 went to Asia, 6pc to the US and just 1pc to customers in the EU.
Innovation 19.Jun.2013 15:43
The president of Bell Labs, the communications innovation powerhouse arm of Alcatel-Lucent, has said that Europe’s fragmented mobile industry is the prime reason why Europe is behind the rest of the world when it comes to 4G. Gee Rittenhouse urged Europe to catch up if it wants to see citizens and businesses derive the socio-economic benefits of next-generation technologies.
Comms 19.Jun.2013 15:43
Budget airline Ryanair is to create more than 3,000 jobs for engineers, pilots and cabin crew, as a result of purchasing about US$15bn worth of new aircraft.
Careers 19.Jun.2013 15:21
As part of the Government’s jobs action plan, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is set to support 22 Irish energy-efficiency projects spanning both the public and commercial sectors. Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, claims that these energy efficiency upgrades could potentially deliver up to €7m in annual energy savings and support over 500 jobs.
Clean Tech 19.Jun.2013 15:08
Japanese global healthcare company Terumo BCT is to create 416 jobs in Larne, Co Antrim.
Careers 19.Jun.2013 14:38
Renewable energy investment company Solar 21 is to create 25 jobs over the next 18 months across Ireland.
Careers 19.Jun.2013 14:26
A special workshop is running today at Dublin Castle involving research institutes, companies and start-ups as part of the European Digital Agenda Assembly that kicked off in Dublin this morning. The goal of the brainstorming session is to shed new light on the innovation process, including how R&D can be commercialised, spawning new start-ups and, ultimately, European jobs.
Innovation 19.Jun.2013 14:00
Mark Foster, managing director of Deezer UK and Ireland, arrived at the Digital Agenda Assembly in Dublin Castle to discuss the idea of European champions in terms of digital content platforms. With more than 10m monthly active users in 182 territories, Deezer’s music-streaming service can certainly lay claim to this title.
New Media 19.Jun.2013 13:45
The Irish Software Engineering Research Centre (Lero) is embarking on a series of projects with Limerick hospitals, including the Mid Western Regional Hospital, in order to research the potential for improved software to ultimately boost the flow of information in real-time in hospitals when doctors are looking after patients.
Innovation 19.Jun.2013 12:55
If it comes into force, the Beijing Treaty on the area of copyright for audiovisual performances is set to pave way for better online and offline rights for performers such as singers, musicians, actors and dancers so that they can be fairly remunerated when their performances are used internationally.
New Media 19.Jun.2013 11:47
Prof Michael Coey, a principal investigator at CRANN in Dublin, has joined the ranks of Nobel Prize and Fields medal winners by having been elected to the European Academy of Science (EURASC). He has also won a Humboldt Research Award.
Innovation 19.Jun.2013 11:46
Microsoft reverses controversial games sharing and internet policies on Xbox One
Interview: Commissioner Neelie Kroes on the Digital Assembly, Dublin’s Digital Masterplan and women in IT (video)
HP changes leadership in Printing and Personal Systems
Big data poses security challenge to businesses - McAfee
