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We must continue to Europeanise our energy strategies – EU Energy Commissioner News
24.04.2013 “We must look beyond 2020 to come to a next level of binding energy targets up to 2030 and to agree common energy and climate change policies” – these were the words of the EU... -
Rumours of the demise of manufacturing greatly exaggerated News
23.04.2013 At the height of Ireland’s feet-of-clay economic boom, a thought pervaded official circles in Ireland – manufacturing no longer matters to the economy. Indeed, there was plenty... -
EU ministers to converge in Dublin for energy talks this week News
22.04.2013 Ireland’s Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, will be hosting an informal meeting with EU energy ministers at Dublin Castle this week to thrash out ideas on topics such as ICT and... -
World's first Engineering Dojo teaches robotics to 10-14-year-olds News
22.04.2013 Inspired by CoderDojo, which has spread to 16,000 children in 26 countries, Ireland’s first Engineering Dojo took place last week after enlisting the support of 15 companies in...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Science, Games/Entertainment, Engineering, Engineer, Education, Economy, Digital Media -
Weekend news round-up: anti-CISPA web blackout; US to tax the internet? News
22.04.2013 In our trawl through the weekend’s best tech stories, it has emerged that the US Senate is about to vote on legislation to give states the power to tax online purchases; how...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Internet, Financial, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Irish Govt provides scholarships to students from emerging markets News
22.04.2013 The Government of Ireland has launched a new international scholarship scheme aimed at attracting students from emerging and priority markets, including China, India, Brazil and...Categories: Upskilling, Social Media, R&D, Government, Engineer, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Despite more PCs in European schools, 20pc of kids never use them in their lessons News
19.04.2013 Although the numbers of computers in European schools have doubled since 2006 and students and teachers are keen to 'go digital', 20pc of secondary students across Europe have... -
Enterprise Ireland CEO Frank Ryan to step down News
19.04.2013 After 10 years at the helm of Enterprise Ireland, the agency’s chief executive Frank Ryan is to retire in November, sparking the hunt for a new CEO.Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, R&D, Private Irish Business, Life Sciences, Investments, Internet, Funding, Economy, Development -
Enterprise Ireland client companies achieve €16.2bn in export sales News
19.04.2013 Enterprise Ireland said this morning that its client companies' export sales in 2012 broke the €16bn mark for the first time, with the greatest wins coming from sectors such as... -
#DIF13 – Irish Govt to appoint consultants to map 30Mbps broadband across Ireland (videos) News
19.04.2013 The Irish Government’s National Digital Strategy will be unveiled in the coming weeks and at the same time the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources will...Categories: Telecommunications, Online Business, Internet, Government, Economy, eCommerce, Communications -
Follow the Digital Ireland Forum live on Twitter News
19.04.2013 Some of Ireland’s tech leaders are joining international keynotes at the Digital Ireland Forum this morning to examine next-generation technologies that will transform business....Categories: Leadership & Management, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, Communications -
All-island renewable energy event zeros in on insurance and investing News
18.04.2013 Finance and investment in the renewable energy sector, as well as planning and project development and insurance, are some of the topics up for discussion at an all-island... -
Scientists converge in Cork to discuss space and maritime sectors News
18.04.2013 The European Space Agency’s (ESA) director of earth observation programmes Dr Volker Liebig is one of the key speakers at a two-day conference that kicked off in Cork this...Categories: Software Development, Software, Science, Investments, Government, Engineering, Energy, Economy -
Time to nurture the creative passion of a new generation of coders (video) News
16.04.2013 The gathering of CoderDojo mentors at DojoCon 2013 at Slane Castle in Co Meath at the weekend demonstrated the mentors’ resolve to instill a passion for creativity and...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Software & Web Development, Software, Games/Entertainment, Education, Economy, Digital Media -
Ireland will need even more skilled immigrants to plug IT skills gap - ISA chair News
16.04.2013 Ireland will have to go even further than the reforms of the past week to fill the IT skills gap by encouraging even more skilled migrants to locate in the country, the new...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Recruitment, Leadership & Management, Engineering, Engineer, Economy -
Maurice Mortell interview: data centres are the heart of the digital economy (video) News
15.04.2013 TelecityGroup Ireland managing director Maurice Mortell says data centres have become the heart of the digital ecosystem, with vital interconnects between various telcos, cloud... -
ESB International wins €30m contract in Turkey, reaches milestone in Tanzania energy project News
11.04.2013 Global engineering consultancy ESB International (ESBI) has won its first contract in Turkey and has finished a major portion of the energy project it’s managing in Tanzania,... -
Obama homes in on clean tech in budget proposal for fiscal year 2014 News
11.04.2013 Yesterday, US President Barack Obama unveiled his US$3.8trn budget plan for fiscal year 2014. As part of his budget proposals, Obama is calling for a 40pc increase on spending... -
IT work permit scheme will create immediate opportunities for Irish tech employers News
11.04.2013 Major work permit and educational reforms announced yesterday by the Irish Government will result in immediate opportunities for employers in the local tech sector, tech...Categories: Upskilling, Software & Web Development, Investments, Engineering, Education, Economy, Digital Business -
Kells Stainless Limited inks agreement with Turkish engineering firm UMDE News
10.04.2013 Meath-based Kells Stainless Limited and Turkish engineering company UMDE have signed a strategic alliance agreement covering the development of a biomass system to convert...