Tagged: Smart Economy & News
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New European initiative focuses on innovation News
06.10.2010 A large-scale European Union initiative will be launched today that hopes to place Europe among the best researchers and innovators in the market today. -
€500m Innovation Fund targeting international investors News
23.09.2010 In a bid to attract top investors to Ireland, the Government has launched a €500m fund to support enterprise and create jobs. -
CSO statistics reveal dramatic increase in emigration News
22.09.2010 The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has released figures that show a worrying 81pc increase in emigration between 2006 to 2010; bringing net outward migration from Ireland to...Tags: Smart Economy, Brain Drain, -
Radical shift in Government’s broadband policy urged News
16.09.2010 Ireland dropping out of the global top 50 ranking for download speed demonstrates clearly we are being left behind on the smart economy front, said Labour MEP Alan Kelly, who...Categories: Web, Online Business, Internet, Government, Digital Business, Digital 21, Communications -
Govt must avoid cuts in education spend – US tech giants News
08.09.2010 Ireland’s Government must resist any temptation to make cuts in education spending if it wants to develop the smart economy, the American Chamber of Commerce has warned. It says... -
Twitter and Skype founders to attend Dublin conference News
02.09.2010 A Dublin conference scheduled for the end of October to be attended by some of the world’s leading technology companies is an opportunity for the Irish Government, the IDA and...Tags: Brian Cowen, Last.fm, Jack Dorsey, Smart Economy, Enterprise Ireland, IDA, Twitter, Skype, Dublin, -
Tech industry ‘troubled’ by fall in maths and science grades News
19.08.2010 One of Ireland’s most successful digital media firms Havok has said it is troubled by the declining participation as well as drop in students attaining A and B grades in maths... -
Future hinges on Ireland reforming education News
15.07.2010 A top-down investment in digital education, allied with total systemic reform, is urgently needed.Tags: DCU, Communication, OECD, Skills, Leaving Certificate, Third Level, Smart Economy, Jim O'Hara, Intel, Investment -
Minister welcomes Innovation Fund Ireland News
12.07.2010 The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O’Keeffe TD, has welcomed the announcement of Innovation Fund Ireland, which was launched in New York today by the...Categories: Investments, Government -
Innovation fund to attract world’s top venture capitalists News
12.07.2010 Innovation Fund Ireland – a major €500m venture capital fund created by the Irish Government – has been launched in New York by Taoiseach Brian Cowen and will attract venture...Categories: Life Sciences, Internet, Intellectual Property, Funding, Financial Services, Financial, Digital 21 -
EI firms to create 60,000 jobs by end 2015 - O’Keeffe News
08.07.2010 Enterprise Ireland-supported companies are set to create 60,000 new jobs by the end of 2015, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation Batt O’Keeffe TD said today as the... -
Dublin to host ‘Olympics of Science’ News
02.07.2010 The Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Conor Lenihan TD, is in Turin, Italy, this weekend for the handover ceremony for Dublin’s successful bid to host the 2012...Categories: Science, Government -
Intune raises €22m venture investment from investors including Dermot Desmond News
01.10.2009 A Dublin technology firm that develops tuneable lasers to make fibre networks more efficient has secured €22m worth of venture capital investment from investors that include...Categories: R&D -
Finland makes broadband a legal right, shouldn’t Ireland? News
01.07.2010 Finland might have the highest alcohol prices in Europe (Ireland is second highest) but at least it has its priorities straight when it comes to the digital economy. -
€8.5m investment fund aims at smart-economy jobs News
17.05.2010 The Enterprise Minister Batt O’Keeffe has today announced that €8.5m in funding is being made available for 47 cutting-edge research projects from which it is hoped new smart... -
Minister welcomes adoption of Europe 2020 strategy News
24.06.2010 The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O’Keeffe TD, has welcomed the formal adoption of the Europe 2020 strategy for innovation by the European Council last week. -
How Ireland can create ‘smart’ jobs from new technology News
28.06.2010 Science and Innovation Minister Conor Lenihan TD has launched a new life science guide to creating ‘smart’ jobs from new technologies. The guide collates the life science... -
Analog Devices to invest €23m in Limerick plant News
28.06.2010 US electronics firm Analog Devices is to invest €23m in R&D in its plant in Raheen, Co Limerick, it was announced today. -
Energy Systems Engineering programme launched at NUIG News
28.06.2010 Green-tech course devised in partnership with GE Energy, Airtricity, ESB and Bord Gáis, plus Wavebob.Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Green Tech, Careers and Employment