Tagged: Sean O'Sullivan & News
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Cloud visionary and RTÉ ‘dragon’ to chair Govt Entrepreneurship Forum News
17.05.2013 Entrepreneur and investor Sean O’Sullivan, credited by MIT for co-coining the term ‘cloud computing’, has been appointed chairman of an Entrepreneurship Advisory Forum by the... -
Cork cloud firm Avego reveals cost-saving carpooling app News
02.05.2013 Co Cork-based transport and mapping solutions firm Avego has launched its new carpooling app, which is set to make car travel cheaper, reduce emissions and encourage drivers and... -
Ireland will need even more skilled immigrants to plug IT skills gap - ISA chair News
16.04.2013 Ireland will have to go even further than the reforms of the past week to fill the IT skills gap by encouraging even more skilled migrants to locate in the country, the new...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Recruitment, Leadership & Management, Engineering, Engineer, Economy -
Start-up sales booster Selr8r now seeking applicants for second round News
04.04.2013 Having just successfully completed its first outing, Selr8r, a unique mentor-driven sales accelerator programme, is ready for a second run at boosting selected start-ups’ sales. -
Cisco SVP Barry O’Sullivan and IT headhunter Peter Casey enter Dragons' Den News
13.12.2012 Barry O’Sullivan, a senior vice-president at internet and communications giant Cisco who divides his time between Silicon Valley and Ireland, has been added along with Claddagh... -
Student Enterprise Awards competition set to inspire 16,000 budding entrepreneurs News
07.12.2012 Around 16,000 student entrepreneurs from 380 secondary schools around Ireland are on track to set up their own businesses to compete in the upcoming Student Enterprise Awards... -
SOSventures invests €500,000 in social gaming start-up Mavenhut News
16.11.2012 An online games start-up founded by a trio from Romania which will be headquartered in Ireland has just received a €500,000 investment from SOSventures. -
HAXLR8R is back and is searching for the next big thing in hardware News
26.10.2012 HAXLR8R, the international accelerator programme that searches for 10 start-ups on the verge of producing the next must-have consumer products, mentors them and brings their...Categories: R&D, Investments, Hardware, Green Tech, Funding, Engineering, Development, Design, Consumer Tech -
Vodafone to kick off Smart Start-up Network of roadshows for entrepreneurs across Ireland News
29.08.2012 Vodafone will next month begin the first of a number of Smart Start-up Network events to give local businesses and start-ups access to successful entrepreneurs and new... -
Startup Grind rolls into Dublin News
22.08.2012 Startup Grind, a movement that began in Silicon Valley with monthly events happening every month in 20 cities worldwide, is holding its first meetup in Dublin on 19 September. -
A Technology Visa for Ireland could generate 100,000 new jobs (video) News
20.08.2012 A thought-provoking video just been put live by tech investor and RTE Dragon Sean O’Sullivan’s Open Ireland initiative, which suggests that for zero cost the rollout of a...Categories: Upskilling, Software & Web Development, Software, Science, Investments, Graduate, Engineering, Engineer, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Digital BusinessTags: Job Creation, Sean O'Sullivan, -
Irish Government to host CoderDojo at Leinster House on 18 July News
29.06.2012 In a fitting way to mark the first anniversary of the founding in Ireland of a revolutionary and international movement aimed at fostering crucial coding skills in kids as young... -
Cork IT employers to pool ideas on kickstarting Ireland's economy (video) News
21.06.2012 European Tech Cluster, an initiative spearheaded by it@cork, plans to spearhead a series of initiatives and ideas aimed at creating jobs and rebalancing Ireland’s economy. -
Internet industry key to Ireland’s resurgence says Taoiseach (video) News
11.05.2012 Ireland’s internet industry is key to the country’s economic recovery and will play a vital role in growing the country’s reputation internationally, the Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD...Categories: Web 2.0, Web, Investments, Internet, Government, Economy, Digital Media, Digital Business -
IIA conference to lay a path for firms to take on BRIC opportunity News
04.05.2012 The forthcoming Irish Internet Association annual conference will equip Irish firms waking up to the online opportunity with the nous to target opportunities in BRIC (Brazil,... -
New ISA post-grad software degrees are first of their kind globally News
03.05.2012 The Irish Software Association (ISA) Skillnet last night unveiled two new post-graduate level qualifications in the area of product management which are understood to be the...Categories: Upskilling, Training, R&D, Project Management, Intellectual Property, Enterprise, Education -
Open Ireland: winning the battle for global talent News
17.04.2012 Arising out of the response to his keynote at Silicon Republic’s Digital Ireland Forum in March, tech entrepreneur and investor Sean O’Sullivan is the force behind a new... -
Microsoft Ireland hosting National Cloud Week this month News
13.04.2012 Microsoft Ireland is holding its first National Cloud Week from 23-27 April. The week will see a number of events focusing on cloud computing in Ireland. -
China’s gateway to Europe: Ireland News
29.03.2012 Tech investor and Dragons’ Den star Sean O’Sullivan says that if Ireland wants to be the Silicon Valley of Europe, it must start by opening the door to China. -
Movidius scores €19m deal with Chinese consumer electronics giant News
24.03.2012 Dublin multimedia electronics firm Movidius has signed a partnership deal valued at €19m with Chinese electronics manufacturing player Keen High Technologies. The deal will see...Categories: Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Economy, Digital Media, Digital Business, Deals Done, Consumer Tech, Computers, Multimedia, Phones, Wireless Communications