Tagged: ICT Sector
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Radical shake-up of work permits scheme to attract skilled overseas workers News
22.02.2013 The Irish Government is to shake up the work permit processing system in a bid to attract overseas workers to fill skill gaps in crucial areas like ICT and engineering. The move...Categories: Upskilling, Science, Sales, Legal, Leadership & Management, Graduate, Government, Education, Economy, Digital Business, CIO, Careers and Employment -
European Commission to push for more women in ICT News
21.02.2013 The European Commission (EC) will use results of a survey on why there is a lack of women in Europe’s ICT sector to develop policy and recommendations aimed to reverse this... -
Bruton says work is under way to create an IT visa for Ireland News
28.11.2012 Work is under way between the Department of Justice and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to develop an IT visa for Ireland that meets the needs of indigenous... -
Mismatch between ICT industry skills needs and what third level is producing News
27.11.2012 A gap between the skills needs of industry and what Ireland’s third-level sector is actually providing is to be discussed at an Oireachtas Committee meeting that will be...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Software & Web Development, Software, R&D, Graduate, Government, Engineering, Education, Economy, Digital Media -
IT industry returns to growth in 2010 News
22.11.2010 The information technology industry is set to grow by 3-4pc in 2010, having declined by 6pc in 2009. Growth will exceed 4pc in 2011 but a return to pre-crisis levels of growth... -
Up to 30 new jobs for Citrix in Dublin News
30.03.2010 Citrix is to create 30 new jobs at its EMEA Customer Technical Support headquarters in Dublin. This is in addition to the 20 new jobs announced late last year. -
Opinion leaders look to tech sector to get us out of this mess News
10.02.2009 Opinion leaders in Ireland believe that Ireland’s technology and biotech sectors are key to helping the nation escape the worst of the “economic mess” caused by bankers’...Categories: New Media -
Ireland needs to do the math for ICT sector News
21.08.2008 Ireland’s ICT sector risks being seriously undermined by continuing maths failure rates at second level, says Shane Dempsey (pictured) , director of the Irish Software...Categories: R&D -
Business wants balance in WTO talks News
24.07.2008 Business groups are urging the Government to ensure all sectors of the economy are well represented in the current World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks in Geneva, highlighting...Categories: BusinessTags: ICT Sector, WTO, -
Europe faces major IT-skills black hole News
11.12.2007 Europe is in severe danger of falling short of people with the right computer skills by 2010, with an estimated shortfall of 70,000 by that stage. -
Leaving Cert maths numbers don’t add up News
15.08.2007 Leading employers body IBEC has expressed concern at the decline in the number of Leaving Certificate students taking up higher level maths and science subjects. Its ICT Ireland... -
HP working on schools ICT programme News
13.08.2007 Martin Murphy, managing director of HP Ireland, said that right now the company is looking into bringing the Classroom 2000, or C2K, model to schools in the Republic after the...Categories: -
170 ICT research jobs for Cork News
29.06.2007 As a result of a €50m expansion programme, 170 further research positions will be created in the Tyndall National Institute in Cork, Ireland's largest information and...Tags: ICT Sector, ICT Ireland -
€1m research award for young scientists News
22.06.2007 Up to 10 awards will be granted to PhD students from anywhere in the world through the President of Ireland Young Researcher Award (PIYRA) to carry out their research work here...Categories: R&D -
Manhunt II first game to be banned in Ireland News
20.06.2007 New game Manhunt II has become the first computer game to be banned in Ireland by the Irish Film Sensor due to excessively violent content that includes torture. -
CIOs set sights on business management News
20.06.2007 Only 16pc of chief information officers (CIOs) feel that IT potential is being harnessed to the benefit of their companies’ development, according to a recent survey by IBM.Categories:Tags: IT, ICT Sector -
SFI invests €15.8m in Cork computing institute News
05.06.2007 Science Foundation Ireland has committed an additional funding of €15.8m to develop Cork’s Tyndall Institute into a world-class computing research facility. -
Primary schools unaware of ICT grants News
14.05.2007 Some 87pc of primary schools in Cork and Kerry are unaware that an amendment of the Minor Works Grant now provides for a basic sum of €5,500 per school for purchase of...Categories: R&DTags: computer, ICT Sector -
IT sector CO2 emissions equal to airline industry News
27.04.2007 The ICT industry worldwide accounts for 2pc of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions – equal to that of the aviation industry – which analyst firm Gartner warns is unsustainable.Categories: Business, Government -
€2m subsidised ‘tech checks’ for SMEs News
26.04.2007 A new €2m Government-backed programme will offer a subsidised technology check-up service to small businesses to help them find ways to boost productivity and profitability...Categories: Government, CIOTags: ICT Sector