Tagged: KPMG & News
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#OI2Dublin - Innovation about execution, not just invention, says EIT’s Alexander von Gabain News
20.05.2013 As the innovation elite began to converge on Dublin for the Open Innovation 2.0 conference today and tomorrow, Ann O’Dea caught up with one of the visitors, Alexander Von...Tags: Start-ups, Biotechnology, US, Europe, OECD, Open Innovation 2.0, Entrepreneurship, KPMG, Venture Capital -
World’s largest companies not tackling water scarcity issue – KPMG News
19.10.2012 The majority of the world’s largest companies do not have a long-term water strategy, that’s according to a new report from KPMG that has analysed how businesses are reacting to... -
Digital Ireland Forum adds to line-up - early bird bookings close at midnight News
07.09.2012 Accenture technology and media expert Daniel Adams has been added to a stellar line-up at our Digital Ireland Forum on 21 September that includes writer and broadcaster Ben... -
Dublin Lord Mayor to open Digital Ireland Forum on Friday News
19.09.2012 Lord Mayor Naoise Ó Muirí will give the opening address at the third Digital Ireland Forum on Friday, September 21, in the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. -
Leaders to gather to discuss opportunities in age of connected consumer in September News
02.08.2012 Ireland's digital leaders will be joined by international speakers to discuss Ireland's opportunities and challenges in the age of the connected consumer, at a forum hosted by... -
Galway to host sustainability summit during Volvo Ocean Race festival News
11.06.2012 This July, Galway City is hosting the final stage of the 2012 Volvo Ocean Race. As part of the sporting event, clean technologies, green finance and sustainability will be up...Categories: Science, R&D, Life Sciences, Investments, Green Tech, Government, Funding, Engineering, Energy, Economy -
Irish Times Digital Challenge gives start-ups chance to win €50k prize News
03.05.2012 The Irish Times, as part of its digital development strategy, has devised a plan to create an incubator hub for a number of lucky start-ups with venture capital firm DFJ Esprit....Categories: Research, R&D, Media, Investments, Internet, Intellectual Property, Funding, Financial, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Anonymous donor gives €500k to UCD Smurfit School – 12 grads benefit News
28.03.2012 Twelve graduates who may have thought a business master's was beyond their means are now going to get to attend the UCD Michael Smurfit Business School, thanks to the donation...Categories: Resources, Research, R&D, Management, Leadership & Management, Education, Economy, Digital Business -
Global Green Asset Management Network launches at NYSE News
20.03.2012 The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has marked Ireland Day, with Taoiseach Enda Kenny, TD, ringing the opening bell, and Ireland’s Green IFSC initiative launching the Global... -
Few Irish consumers willing to pay for content online News
08.03.2012 Only 15pc of Irish consumers currently pay for any type of online content compared with 27pc globally, a new study into consumer digital trends by KPMG reveals. Fears for...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Security, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Media, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Shane O’Neill steps down from Liberty Global News
06.01.2012 Dublin native Shane O’Neill, the chief strategy officer of UPC’s parent company Liberty Global, stepped down from the role at the end of December, it has emerged. Liberty... -
KPMG launches Budget 2012 app to analyse its impact News
05.12.2011 KPMG is launching a new app which will offer commentary and analysis of this year’s Budget, giving people and businesses in Ireland a way to track how the Budget will impact... -
Improving R&D incentives will create jobs – KPMG News
25.11.2011 A revamp of the current research and development (R&D) tax regime would entice 45pc of businesses in Ireland to recruit extra staff. That’s according to KPMG’s 2011 R&D Survey,...Categories: Tax, Science, Research, R&D, Jobs, Government, Financial Services, Financial Results, Economy, Bio Tech -
Irish firms start to see fiscal benefits of carbon reporting News
18.10.2011 Irish business leaders are starting to put sustainability and carbon reporting at the core of their business-planning strategies, recognising both the challenges and the... -
M-commerce mainstream in four years, business execs say News
18.07.2011 An overwhelming 83pc of business executives surveyed by accountancy giant KPMG are convinced that mobile payments via NFC-powered smartphones that function as mobile wallets...Categories: Wireless Communications, Networking & Telecoms, Mobility, Mobile, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business -
From green to gold News
02.06.2011 International experts urge multi-party consensus on tackling climate change, as businesses and investors realise this is the path to recovery.Categories: Green Tech, Cloud, Data Centre, Economy, Energy, Government, Investments, Renewable Energy, Sustainability -
Carbon Disclosure Project issues final call to Irish firms News
16.05.2011 The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a not-for-profit organisation that gathers data on how companies are taking action to tackle climate change, is issuing a final call to... -
Call for Ireland to deploy dedicated R&D regime News
11.05.2011 It is imperative that a dedicated SME regime along the lines of the UK system be introduced without delay to deliver on the potential of the sector, KPMG said in response to... -
GreenMonk’s Tom Raftery added to Green Economy line-up 31 May News
09.05.2011 GreenMonk’s principal analyst Tom Raftery will address the second annual Green Economy Business & Leadership briefing on 31 May in Dublin’s Four Seasons Hotel, on the green... -
Ireland’s crisis presents opportunity for green recovery News
28.04.2011 As the world moves towards a green growth regime, Ireland must decide what kind of economy it wants to see emerge from the current crisis. That is according to former UN climate...