Tagged: Government & News
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US senator deems Ireland the ‘Holy Grail of tax avoidance’ following Apple investigation News
21.05.2013 A hearing will take place in the US Senate today to examine the strategies employed by multinational corporations to shift profits offshore in order to avoid taxes.... -
20-20 vision – Ireland is still only at the start of its fibre journey News
17.05.2013 Ireland’s fibre journey is not a fait accompli and if anything time is of the essence if the Government is to reach its goal of having a minimum of 30Mbps for every home by... -
Tech Defenders links tech community to protect human rights defenders News
14.05.2013 Tech Defenders, a new frontline group comprised of the tech community, is kicking off in Dublin this evening to support and protect people fighting for human rights in...Categories: Web, Telecommunications, Social Media, Security, Leadership & Management, Internet, Communications -
Irish Government appoints CIO for the country News
03.05.2013 Former Northern Ireland chief information officer (CIO) and deputy CIO for the UK cabinet Bill McCluggage has been appointed chief information officer by the Irish Government....Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Government, Enterprise Applications, Digital Business, CIO -
Ireland to grab spotlight at global software research showcase in California News
01.05.2013 Lero, the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre, has been invited to present nine papers at a worldwide forum for professionals involved in all aspects of software... -
New Glanbia dairy facility set to create 1,600 jobs News
30.04.2013 Dairy ingredients company Glanbia Ingredients Ireland has announced its plan to build a new dairy facility in Belview on the Kilkenny/Waterford border that is expected to create... -
Irish Govt provides scholarships to students from emerging markets News
22.04.2013 The Government of Ireland has launched a new international scholarship scheme aimed at attracting students from emerging and priority markets, including China, India, Brazil and...Categories: Upskilling, Social Media, R&D, Government, Engineer, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Digital Business -
#DIF13 – Open governments can make their nations more entrepreneurial (video) News
19.04.2013 By embracing open data and providing citizens with fair and equitable access to knowledge, nations can empower a new generation of entrepreneurs, Emer Coleman told this...Categories: Software & Web Development, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Government, Database, Data Management, Apps -
Irish Government OKs Minister Bruton’s plans to integrate Forfás into DJEI News
17.04.2013 The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton, TD, has been granted Irish Government approval to start drafting legislation that will see policy advisory board... -
Government teams up with leading industry figures on Action Plan for Jobs News
12.03.2013 Six leading private-sector figures have been called on by the Irish Government to join the Action Plan for Jobs Implementation and Monitoring Group and will help to implement...Categories: Government, Careers and Employment -
Evidence of a return to sustainable employment growth across private sector News
01.02.2013 Some 249 out of 270 actions under the Irish Government’s Action Plan for Jobs have been implemented and 12,000 private-sector jobs have been created in the past year, the... -
Twitter launches transparency report site on Data Privacy Day News
28.01.2013 In the spirit of an open and safe internet – and to mark international Data Privacy Day, a day focused on raising awareness and promoting data privacy education – Twitter has... -
Data Commissioner tells 80 Irish websites to explain approach to EU cookies law News
19.12.2012 Some 80 websites in Ireland – including major Government departments, like the Department of Health and the Department of Finance – have been written to by the Data Protection...Categories: Servers, Security, Legal, Internet, Intellectual Property, eCommerce, Digital Marketing, Digital Business, Data Management, Consumer Tech, Web -
WIT secures €3.7m in SFI research funding News
17.12.2012 Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) has secured almost €3.7m in research funding from Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) as part of the Irish Government’s €30m investment in... -
Julian Assange plans to run for senate in Australia as member of WikiLeaks party News
12.12.2012 WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange has indicated that he will run for Australian Senate in 2013 and plans to establish a WikiLeaks political party are well under way. -
Government extends SFI’s remit to fund applied research News
12.12.2012 New legislation approved by the Irish Government means Science Foundation Ireland’s (SFI) remit has been extended so the science-funding body can fund applied research in...Categories: R&D, Research, Science, Life Sciences, Investments, Intellectual Property, Education, Economy -
#Budget13 – Doubling of R&D tax credit welcomed, but charity begins at home News
06.12.2012 Various industry groups and finance experts have welcomed some of the measures in the Irish Government's Budget in terms of the doubling of the R&D tax credit and provisions for... -
#Budget13 – Govt to create €70m Energy Efficiency Fund to kickstart retrofit industry News
05.12.2012 In a range of measures aimed at enabling Ireland to meet ambitious CO2 targets by 2020, the Minister for Public Reform Brendan Howlin today said he will provide €35m as seed... -
Putting black box technology in cars could cut Irish road deaths News
05.12.2012 Black box technology used in airplanes and trucks that measures speed, braking, acceleration and cornering could help dramatically cut the number of deaths on Ireland’s roads if... -
What the Irish tech and internet sector wants from Budget 2013 News
04.12.2012 Six Irish tech leaders express their hopes and desires from tomorrow’s tough Budget. Their suggestions span PRSI breaks for start-ups, tax reliefs, strategic education...Categories: Tax, Investments, Internet, Intellectual Property, Funding, Financial, Education, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Business