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Obama gives government services one year to become more mobile News
24.05.2012 US President Barack Obama has issued an order that all government agencies make at least two of their public services available on mobile phones over the next 12 months. -
The death of privacy News
24.05.2012 A better understanding of privacy is required at all levels of society, writes John Kennedy. He warns that 21st-century technology will stretch the limits and our notions of... -
Springboard offers 6,000 new education opportunities News
22.05.2012 The Irish Government has announced 6,000 new part-time higher education places for job seekers via the Springboard programme, focused on areas with skills shortages.Tags: Pharmaceutical, Green Economy, Medical Devices, ICT, Government, Jobs, Skills, Education, Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, IDA, -
Northern Ireland Assembly opens up its data News
21.05.2012 The Northern Ireland Assembly is opening up its data, so app developers and those who specialise in web analytics can have access to the work of the assembly and its committees.Categories: Web, Software, Multimedia, Mobile, Government, Education, Apps, Application Design and Development -
The Fiscal Stability Treaty explained in 20 tweets News
18.05.2012 Still confused about Ireland's upcoming Fiscal Stability Treaty referendum? A new Twitter account might be able to help. -
Campaign to name new Dublin City bridge after Nobel physicist Ernest Walton News
17.05.2012 What better way to celebrate Dublin’s 2012 tenure as European City of Science than to name the new Marlborough Street bridge in the capital city after Ernest Walton, the Irish...Tags: Education, Government, Knowledge Economy, Science, Atom, Physics, Maths, STEM, TCD, Dublin City Council, Transport, Engineering -
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... -
Cities of Opportunity Reports
29.06.2011 Cities of Opportunity 2011 makes its fourth analysis of the trajectory of 26 cities, all capitals of finance, commerce and culture - and through their performance, seeks to open...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Mobility, Infrastructure Management, Government, Energy, Education, Economy, AnalysisTags: PwC, Transport, Infrastructure, Innovation, Life Sciences, Media, Green Energy, Health, Environment, -
Internet key to BRIC News
17.05.2012 Ireland can position itself as the gateway for imports and exports to and from BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) markets, the local internet industry has been told.Tags: Irish Internet Association, global , Enterprise Ireland, China, Enda Kenny, Exports, Ireland, BRIC -
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...