Tagged: Technology
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New media arts festival Glitch returns with ‘Run Computer, Run’ News
17.05.2013 Glitch, the annual festival that celebrates the intersection of art and technology, returns for a third time this year with a programme of four exhibitions, eight workshops, a...Categories: Media, Digital Media -
Film Welcome to the Machine reveals technology is what it means to be human News
09.05.2013 The impending arrival of filmmaker Avi Zev Weider’s triplets as a result of IVF inspired him to explore the nature of technology and what it means to be human in a new film,... -
Open Innovation 2.0 conference to focus on job creation News
02.05.2013 More than 300 delegates from around the world are expected to descend on Dublin later this month for a two-day conference called Open Innovation 2.0 to explore how a new... -
Most women say online work offers more chances for tech careers success - survey News
29.04.2013 Online work provides more opportunities to succeed in technology careers over traditional on-site work, 74pc of women said in response to a recent survey. -
ESA warns about urgent need to act on space debris News
25.04.2013 There is an urgent need to remove orbiting space debris that could potentially disrupt future satellites and to fly satellites in the future without creating new fragments –... -
The 21st century workforce: skills gap & the STEM dilemma (infographic) News
24.04.2013 Employers have a long-term concern about filling 21st-century job openings because the workforce lacks skills, reveals a new infographic that takes a closer look at this skills... -
CAO study shows increased interest in STEM at third level News
17.04.2013 A detailed analysis of applications for third-level study carried out by Dr Vivienne Patterson and Valerie Harvey of the Higher Education Authority (HEA) demonstrates a boosted... -
Start-ups to demo their innovations at Dublin Beta gathering News
12.04.2013 Dublin Beta is holding its next technology start-up gathering on Monday evening and 14 new ventures will be aiming to wow the crowds with their products and innovations. -
German firm scores FIFA goal-line technology contract, set for 2014 World Cup News
03.04.2013 FIFA has officially appointed German firm GoalControl as its goal-line technology provider for the 2013 Confederations Cup, which will take place in Brazil this June as a...Categories: Games/Entertainment -
Women will play a key role in meeting the STEM shortage in US (infographic) News
02.04.2013 In the US, it’s estimated that about 1m additional STEM graduates will be needed to fill jobs in science, technology, engineering and maths over the next 10 years, and these... -
HP Labs create multiview glasses-free 3D display less than 1mm thick (video) News
21.03.2013 HP Labs has succeeded in creating multi-directional backlight technology in a thin, transparent form factor that generates 3D images which can be viewed from many angles and... -
Re-Play motion capture project seeks to preserve skills from Gaelic and Basque sports News
21.03.2013 Launched today in Croke Park, Dublin, a €2m European research project seeks to digitally capture the skills involved in playing Gaelic football and hurling and the traditional... -
Interview: Peter Hetherington, COO of IG Group, on the technology behind the platform News
12.03.2013 In February, international retail financial derivatives trading company the IG Group set up its new operation in Ireland. We spoke to chief operating officer Peter Hetherington... -
IWD at the RDS: breaking down stereotypes and barriers to women in STEM (video) News
12.03.2013 International Women’s Day has been and gone, but Silicon Republic’s Women Invent Tomorrow campaign has just begun. We spoke to visitors to Accenture Ireland’s International... -
Silicon Republic CEO launches Women Invent Tomorrow, seeks inspiring women in STEM News
08.03.2013 Today was a landmark day for Silicon Republic with the launch of our year-long campaign to highlight the role that women play in the areas of science, technology, engineering... -
European business leaders worry most about losing competitive edge - study News
06.03.2013 European business leaders are more concerned about keeping up with the pace of technology-led change than those in Asia and North America, a new study about the impact of... -
Technology M&A activity to pick up in 2013, claims report News
25.02.2013 A review of Ireland’s merger and acquisition (M&A) market for 2012 predicts that there will be a new phase of activity in this sector over the coming years, particularly as a...