Tagged: IBEC & News
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New IBEC guide to help companies with R&D funding News
20.03.2012 Irish companies can now gain information about R&D funding from a new guide by IBEC, the business and employer association for organisations based in Ireland. -
Med-tech sector created 875 jobs and invested €170m last year News
01.02.2012 In 2011, the medical technology industry rolled out investment plans worth more than €170m and announced 875 jobs, the industry said today as it revealed a new, four-year plan... -
Cook Medical named Irish med tech 'Company of the Year' News
09.12.2011 Limerick-based Cook Medical has won the Irish Medical Technology Company of the Year 2011 award at the fifth annual Medical Technology Industry Excellence Awards, which are... -
AF asks Government to extend film tax break, stop online piracy News
17.11.2011 The Audiovisual Federation (AF) has called on the Government to extend the film tax break until 2020 and to implement measures to protect the industry from online piracy. -
UCD awards honorary degree to former Siemens chairman News
21.10.2011 Former Siemens and Science Foundation Ireland chairman Brian Sweeney has been awarded an honorary Degree of Doctor of Science by UCD. -
Ireland a favoured location for science foreign investment – report News
21.09.2011 Ireland is ranked third in the EU by the World Bank in terms of ease of doing business and fourth in the world for the availability of skilled labour and openness to new ideas,... -
Confidence high in booming Irish medical devices sector News
19.09.2011 More than three-quarters of companies operating in the Irish-based medical devices sector have continued confidence in their businesses, a new survey reveals. Outside of Idaho... -
Numbers still don’t add up for Leaving Cert maths and sciences News
17.08.2011 It’s a glass half-full, half-empty kind of picture. On the one hand, we can rejoice that the numbers of Irish students achieving A, B and C grades in high-level maths is at its... -
Access to computers in Irish schools below OECD average News
28.06.2011 The percentage of students using a computer in Irish schools (62.9pc) is significantly below the OECD average (74.2pc), a new OECD PISA report into online digital literacy has...Categories: Networking & Telecoms, Internet, Education, Economy, Digital Media, Digital 21, Computers, Communications -
Code of conduct for on-demand media services released News
04.05.2011 A new voluntary code of conduct has been launched for on-demand audiovisual service providers, setting out the minimum standards. -
IBEC calls for national graduate internship programme News
03.05.2011 Among its recommendations ahead of the Government ‘Jobs Initiative’, employers group IBEC said a new national graduate internship programme and a work placement programme for... -
IBEC launches Jobs Manifesto for Election 2011 News
07.02.2011 IBEC today launched its Jobs Manifesto for Election 2011, which outlined an array of reforms that are required to restore domestic and international confidence and economic...Tags: IBEC, Ireland, Government, Business , Election 2011, Tax, Jobs, Economic Growth, Economy, EU, IMF -
Martina Harford, chief executive, The Educational Company of Ireland News
03.02.2011 Back in the early 2000s when there was a large amount of money also put into ICT in education, the momentum was lost and unfortunately we’re playing catch-up now. -
Students urged to consider science and tech careers News
13.01.2011 PharmaChemical Ireland (PCI), the IBEC group that represents the pharmaceutical and chemicals industry, today highlighted the importance of science and engineering courses to... -
NUI Galway students to hold ‘Energy Night’ News
12.01.2011 Energy experts from the fields of energy technology, policy, innovation and business will be thrashing out ideas about Ireland’s future energy needs at Energy Night on 26...Categories: Green TechTags: IRCSET, NUI Galway, Wave Energy, Innovation, Green Economy, Biofuels, Smart Buildings, Chemistry, Physics, Smart Grid, SEAI, Energy, Siemens, IBEC, -
Alarm at Ireland's falling maths performance in PISA study News
07.12.2010 PISA, the OECD group responsible for measuring maths and literacy performance by students worldwide, has found Ireland significantly below the OECD average for maths, causing...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Science, Investments, Government, Education, Careers and Employment -
Film, TV and Animation in a Digital World News
21.10.2010 The first session at the Audio Visual Federation’s annual conference will focus on the digital opportunities for film, TV and animation creators. -
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Govt to give 698 schools €20m to buy ICT equipment News
15.10.2010 The Government has revealed the next phase of its €150m Smart Schools = Smart Economy Strategy and has followed up on last year’s €23.3m investment in hardware with a further... -
HP subsidiary workers call off second stoppage day News
30.09.2010 Employees at a HP subsidiary have deferred the second of two 24-hour stoppages at the firm’s plat in Dublin after an independent mediator was appointed to facilitate a resolution.