Tagged: Digital Economy & News
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#OI2Dublin - Digital economy is actual economy, IIA CEO and award winner Joan Mulvihill says News
21.05.2013 We catch up with Joan Mulvihill, chief executive of the Irish Internet Association at the Open Innovation 2.0 forum. Last night, Mulvihill was recognised among luminaries such... -
€2,500 online business voucher on way to help SMEs access €21bn digital economy News
26.04.2013 Internet giants Facebook, Google and PayPal are to work on a special pilot involving 20 Irish companies to bring them into the digital economy. Announcing the pilot, Ireland's... -
#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 -
UPC’s Dana Strong: enormous risk Irish firms face by ignoring digital economy (video) News
16.04.2013 Already 50pc of online purchases by Irish consumers are with overseas websites and Irish firms that fail to tackle the digital economy face tough challenges down the line, the... -
Disruptive digital economy measures dominate Ireland’s Action Plan for 100,000 new jobs News
22.02.2013 As part of a plan to generate 100,000 new jobs by 2016, Ireland will lead Europe in terms of ICT graduates as a percentage of all third-level graduates by 2018 and 2,000 extra...Categories: Unified Communications, Training, Tax, R&D, Investments, Internet, Green Tech, Green, Financial Services, Financial, Engineering, Energy, Education, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Business, Data Management, Data Centre -
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... -
Economic impact of the ‘Internet of Everything’ will be US$14trn – Cisco’s Chambers News
19.02.2013 The potential economic impact of the ‘Internet of Everything’ economy is US$14trn for global private-sector businesses in the next 10 years, Cisco CEO and chairman John Chambers... -
Free conference for start-ups and aspiring entrepreneurs at DCU next week News
08.02.2013 DCU Business School will be hosting a free conference next week targeted at start-ups, small business owners and those interested in the area of social entrepreneurship.Categories: Private Irish Business, Networking, Management, Education, Digital Media, Digital Business -
Hidden jobs opportunity: no recession online, but can firms sell digitally? News
02.01.2013 At the end of December, The Digital Hub in Dublin opined that Ireland is coming of age digitally. I agree with this to an extent – Irish consumers are coming of age digitally....Tags: Digital Hub, Apple, Intel, Google, Facebook, E-commerce, Digital Economy, Graduates, Job Creation -
Ireland’s original gadget godfather enters the digital economy News
07.12.2012 For close to 50 years, Noel Cloney has been providing hi-fi enthusiasts – including the late former Irish president Erskine Childers and actor Peter Sellers – with... -
Irish consumers will spend €420m online this Christmas News
26.11.2012 Irish consumers plan to spend an average of €227 each online this Christmas, according to Visa Europe, adding up to €420m in online sales. The news will send a chill rather than... -
The technology business week: digital economy for Ireland’s recovery, Irish firms net more than €6m in export sales News
19.11.2012 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week. -
Digital economy will help ensure Ireland’s economic recovery, Rabbitte says News
15.11.2012 The digital economy has the potential to contribute €11.3bn annually to the Irish economy by 2016 and add 18,000 jobs, Ireland's Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte said today,...Categories: Infrastructure Management, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Business, Communications, Internet -
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 -
Ireland must live up to its digital potential, says Interxion’s Tanya Duncan (video) News
31.08.2012 In terms of attracting industrial strength digital projects from data centres to major internet firms Ireland is punching above its weight, says Interxion Ireland managing...Categories: Social Media, Media, Green Tech, Green Computing, Games/Entertainment, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Data Centre, Communications -
TelecityGroup’s Maurice Mortell – prepare your economy for the digital wireless future (video) News
19.09.2012 By 2016, more people will be connected wirelessly than via wired technology and the implications for businesses in Ireland already playing catch-up with e-commerce needs to be... -
Bogband tales - poor internet access ‘CAN’ adversely impact on business News
21.08.2012 While head in the sand politicians and senior businesspeople still can’t distinguish broadband from 1970s show bands, new research indicates just how poor quality internet... -
Where’s the digital strategy? European Tech Cluster calls on Irish Govt to get focused News
25.07.2012 The Irish Government has been called upon to ensure that the IT industry in Ireland plays a key role in the new €2.25bn Capital Investment Programme unveiled last week. -
Ireland’s lost ‘€12bn internet economy’ opportunity News
04.07.2012 In value terms, if 8pc of GDP in Ireland came from the internet economy as it does in the UK, more than €12bn a year would be generated in the economy. Instead, at only 3pc,... -
Gift voucher giant Smartbox to create 70 new digital economy jobs News
23.05.2012 One of Europe’s leading players in the production of gift vouchers and rewards, Smartbox, is to create 70 new jobs by establishing an international strategy, B2B, project...