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Energy, trade and media in focus at free breakfast briefing News
21.03.2011 IET Ireland is hosting a free event tomorrow, covering topics such as globalisation, digital media and smart energy networks.Categories: Internet, Government, Global CIO, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Digital Media, Digital Business -
New Govt plans to make Ireland a global leader in cloud computing News
07.03.2011 In their Programme for Government, Fine Gael and Labour said they planned to make Ireland a leader in the emerging IT market for cloud computing by promoting greater use of...Categories: IT Management, Government, Enterprise Applications, Digital 21, Cloud, Networking & Telecoms -
Govt to press ahead with plans to bring fibre broadband to 90pc News
07.03.2011 In their Programme for Government, Fine Gael and Labour have said they intend to co-invest with the private sector and semi-State sector to bring fibre to the kerb to 90pc of...Categories: Government, Energy, Digital Business, Digital 21, Communications, Green, Networking & Telecoms -
Hit The Road creates app for voters to find polling stations News
23.02.2011 Dublin-based start-up Hit The Road has created a public transport journey-planning app just in time for Friday’s General Election, so voters, especially first-timers, can... -
Fine Gael plans R&D tax relief to boost digital games industry News
22.02.2011 Ireland’s high-tech sector will lead the Irish economy out of recession, Fine Gael Leader Enda Kenny said yesterday as he outlined new proposals to boost games firms by allowing...Tags: PopCap Games, Job Creation, Investment, R&D, Gaming, Broadband, Enda Kenny, Fine Gael, Election 2011, Digital 21 -
Enabling the last 1pc missing broadband News
17.02.2011 An EU-supported project to bring broadband to the last 1pc of the country not served by broadband is caught in political limbo until after the elections. -
The digital jobs plans News
10.02.2011 The digital economy is one sure route out of recession for SMEs. But how do the political parties in the run up to General Election 2011 aim to create the digital jobs? -
Fine Gael plans €6bn-€7bn investment in ‘next-gen’ infrastructure News
03.12.2010 In its pre-Budget plan, Fine Gael said today that if in power it would invest an additional €6bn-€7bn in "next-generation" infrastructure in energy, broadband, forestry and...Categories: Networking & Telecoms, Investments, Government, Energy, Economy, Digital Business, Digital 21, Cloud -
Call for next Government to create a Minister for Technology News
27.01.2011 The next Government should set a 100-day target to grasp Ireland’s cloud computing opportunity and spearhead this by appointing a Minister for Technology.Categories: Networking & Telecoms, Investments, Government, Digital Business, Digital 21, Computers, Cloud, Online Business -
Labour reveals its digital plan for Ireland News
31.01.2011 ‘Labour’s Plan for Digital Ireland’ is how Eamon Gilmore TD, the Labour Leader, put it as he unveiled his vision for how broadband infrastructure will be key to jobs and... -
Has Ireland's crumbling broadband network become an election issue? News
03.02.2011 A wit on Twitter late last year made the sweeping statement: “To the average Irish politician, broadband could well be a 1970s showband.” -
Labour sets out plan to create 80,000 green energy jobs News
04.02.2011 Labour’s communications spokeswoman Liz McManus this morning launched her party’s policy document on green energy jobs, which envisions the creation of 80,000 new positions...Categories: Renewable Energy, Jobs, Green, Government, Energy, Digital 21, Green Tech, Careers and EmploymentTags: Election 2011, Biofuels, Biomass, Solar Power, ESB, Wind Energy, Green Energy, Digital 21, Labour, Job Creation, Political -
EU reveals e-govt action plan to boost services 50pc News
15.12.2010 The European Commission has revealed a new action plan under the Digital Agenda to move governments to increase services to citizens online by 50pc and to businesses by 80pc. -
Ireland is the second-most globalised economy in the world News
25.01.2011 Ireland ranked second after Hong Kong as the second-most globalised economy in the world, moving up one place in the rankings of the Ernst & Young Globalisation Index 2010. -
Net neutrality a clash of old, new business models, ComReg chair says News
09.09.2010 Alex Chisholm talks about net neutrality, Ireland’s digital dividend and next-generation networks. -
Business is going digital, where's the plan for Ireland's industrial future? News
05.08.2010 A common vision is needed to lay the foundations of an exciting digital-media industry for Ireland. -
Innovation Nation - Digital 21 News
24.09.2009 Building an island of ideas. If Ireland holds its nerve on its science, technology and innovation (STI) investments, the country could be well on its way to becoming a world...Categories:Tags: Digital 21, Innovation Nation -
European nations see digital economy as a sure route out of economic crisis News
20.08.2009 With one of Europe’s youngest populations, Ireland’s digital natives could have the most to gain -
‘This generation’s appetite for online must be matched by education system’ News
15.07.2009 Future generations will want Ireland to be a science and ICT leader – Telefónica O2’s Danuta Gray.Categories: CommsTags: Danuta Gray, Digital 21