Tagged: Lord David Puttnam
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Ireland’s digital literacy ‘needs fixing’, Lord David Puttnam says News
18.04.2013 Lord David Puttnam paid a visit to a Camara Education workshop in Chapelizod, Dublin, where he commended the work of the social enterprise in promoting digital literacy both in... -
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... -
Oscar winner Lord David Puttnam lectures Australian students from Skibbereen News
27.08.2012 Former UK digital advisor Lord David Puttnam has begun the first of 10 lectures to students in Brisbane, Australia, via high speed BT and Cisco links from his home in... -
Skibbereen to the world: Lord Puttnam lectures to go global News
08.06.2012 In what he describes as ‘conceptually relaunching the potential of what videoconferencing is’ Oscar and BAFTA award-winning director Lord David Puttnam is to deliver lectures to... -
If education is key to the future, teachers should be rock stars (video) News
01.06.2012 Ten-time Academy Award-winner Lord David Puttnam, who has 26 BAFTAs and a Palm D’Or to his name, made a subtle but true point yesterday while visiting the Bridge 21 project at...Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Investments, Internet, Intellectual Property, Government, Education, Economy -
World war for jobs News
06.10.2011 The next world war will be for jobs. As the stakes get higher, will Ireland have the workers and infrastructure?Categories: Jobs, Investments, Internet, Infrastructure Management, Government, Education, Economy, Leadership & ManagementTags: Broadband, Bill Liao, ICT, Richard Bruton, US, Lord David Puttnam, Ireland, Digital Ireland Forum, China -
Lord Puttnam: Ireland’s survival guide for the 21st century News
30.09.2011 The good news that Twitter came to Ireland this week can be directly laid at the feet of Donogh O’Malley and his decision in 1968 to educate Ireland in the 20th century....Categories: Upskilling, Training, R&D, Jobs, Investments, Infrastructure Management, Government, Education, Economy, Computers -
Education reform is urgent and inevitable News
02.10.2011 The furore surrounding declining maths teaching standards means reform is inevitable. The teachers want it; and the Minister for Education wants it. So what’s holding us back? -
Education reform will fuel future's hi-tech industries - Puttnam News
23.09.2011 Lord David Puttnam says Irish education reform in the 1960s ultimately delivered today’s hi-tech 21st century industries. He tells John Kennedy we need to do it over again.Tags: Science, PayPal, HP, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Intel, Digital Ireland Forum, ICT, Ireland, Digital Schools, Maths, Lord David Puttnam -
The Digital Ireland Forum 2011 News
20.07.2011 On 30 September 2011, Ireland's tech leaders will gather in Dublin to discuss Ireland's digital future, at an event hosted by Siliconrepublic.com. Keynote speakers will include... -
Bill Liao joins line-up at Digital Ireland Forum News
12.09.2011 Entrepreneur, mentor and investor Bill Liao has been added to the line-up of the Digital Ireland Forum, which will take place in Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel on the morning of 30... -
Schools revolution News
08.09.2011 Movie producer and educator Lord David Puttnam says Irish education reform in the 1960s delivered today’s hi-tech industries. He tells John Kennedy we need to do it again. -
Digital Ireland Forum to address nation’s economic opportunity News
25.07.2011 A panel of digital leaders led by Oscar and BAFTA-award winning film producer and former UK government digital adviser Lord David Puttnam will focus on the digital economy...