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O2 announces 3G network upgrades across 14 counties in May, ahead of 4G rollout News
13.05.2013 In advance of its much-anticipated 4G (fourth generation) network rollout later this year, O2 today announced it is upgrading and enhancing its 3G network in 250 locations... -
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... -
#DIF13 – Open governments can make their nations more entrepreneurial (video) News
19.04.2013 By embracing open data and providing citizens with fair and equitable access to knowledge, nations can empower a new generation of entrepreneurs, Emer Coleman told this...Categories: Software & Web Development, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Government, Database, Data Management, Apps -
#DIF13 – 50pc of businesses will have their own app stores by 2020, says Gartner VP News
19.04.2013 In five years’ time, at least half of most enterprises will have their own app store to host the firms’ apps, as well as apps created by workers themselves to get the job done...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Computers, CIO, Apps -
#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 -
Telefónica Ireland’s Tony Hanway: 4G will be a catalyst for bridging the digital divide (video) News
17.04.2013 Telefónica Ireland CEO Tony Hanway said that when 4G arrives in the coming months it will help to bridge Ireland’s digital divide by bringing with it vast improvements in the... -
The connected consumer is here (infographic) News
15.04.2013 Irish consumers are one of the most demanding across all mature markets, new research from Accenture Ireland suggests. And that’s not all – 42pc of Irish consumers don’t feel...Categories: Web, Social Media, Research, Online Business, Marketing, Internet, Digital Marketing, Digital Business -
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... -
Digital Ireland Forum to focus on next-generation technologies that will transform business News
02.04.2013 The next generation of technologies being deployed in communications, media, finance and software will have a profound impact on the competitiveness and growth of our businesses...Categories: Leadership & Management, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, Communications -
Dublin’s Lord Mayor to set wheels in motion for city’s Digital Masterplan on Friday News
05.03.2013 The Lord Mayor of Dublin Mr Naoise Ó Muirí will set in motion the creation of a Digital Masterplan for Dublin on Friday, modelled on similar digital development plans in New... -
Digital economy is key to jobs growth, says Ireland’s Taoiseach News
21.02.2013 The digital economy has a major role to play in Ireland’s economic recovery and Ireland is in a position to claim the title of Digital Capital of Europe, Ireland’s Taoiseach... -
Rabbitte wants broadband in close to 100pc of homes in two years – 81pc ‘not enough’ News
21.12.2012 New CSO figures showing that 81pc of homes in Ireland had broadband were just “not enough” Comms Minister Pat Rabbitte TD told an EU Telecoms Ministers meeting in Brussels... -
Oscar-winning producer Lord David Puttnam named Ireland’s Digital Champion News
17.12.2012 Ten-time Academy Award-winner Lord David Puttnam, who has 26 BAFTAs and a Palm D’Or to his name and who lives in Skibbereen, Co Cork, has been named Ireland’s Digital Champion... -
New Digital Hub office space opens in historic 18th-century building News
26.11.2012 An 18th-century townhouse that was home to a feather merchant and provided refuge for a 1798 rebel has been redeveloped as a space for start-ups and other digital firms at... -
Dublin City is planning a digital master plan – big reveal in June 2013 News
26.11.2012 Dublin’s digital masterplan to develop the city as a centre of digital excellence will be unveiled in June 2013, the city’s Lord Mayor Mr Naoise Ó Muirí said today. He said the... -
Data rules hold back Europe’s digital economy – EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding (video) News
25.09.2012 Europe has no unified digital market because it has effectively 27 conflicting sets of data protection rules, impeding retailers who want to reach Europe’s 500m citizens, the...Categories: Social Media, Servers, Security, Mobile, Legal, Government, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Communications -
#DIF12 - Lord Mayor Mr Naoise Ó Muirí’s opening address at Digital Ireland Forum (video) News
21.09.2012 Here’s Dublin Lord Mayor Mr Naoise Ó Muirí’s opening address at the Digital Ireland Forum in Dublin on 21 September. -
#DIF12 - UK PM’s ambassador to TechCity Ben Hammersley’s keynote at Digital Ireland Forum (videos) News
21.09.2012 UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s ambassador to London’s TechCity Ben Hammersley gave a lively keynote speech at the Digital Ireland Forum in Dublin today. As well as being an... -
#DIF12 - Ben Hammersley - In 10 years' time, all your tech talent will be in Silicon Valley News
21.09.2012 British Prime Minister David Cameron’s ambassador to TechCity in London Ben Hammersley threw the cat among the pigeons at the Digital Ireland Forum in Dublin, warning that...