Tagged: Innovation & News
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Obama gives government services one year to become more mobile News
24.05.2012 US President Barack Obama has issued an order that all government agencies make at least two of their public services available on mobile phones over the next 12 months. -
Inventor of first wireless TV remote Eugene Polley dies News
23.05.2012 The inventor behind the first wireless TV remote, former Zenith engineer Eugene Polley, died in a suburban Chicago hospital on Sunday, a Zenith Electronics spokesman said. He... -
Wearable tech: the new wave (infographic) News
21.05.2012 From bionic contact lenses to self-cleaning fabrics, a new infographic outlines some of the coolest wearable tech its makers are hoping will become the next big things with... -
The five minute CIO: Henry Minogue News
18.05.2012 Welcome to the latest in a series of exclusive interviews on Siliconrepublic.com, where IT leaders share their thoughts on technology trends and strategy. This week, we talk to... -
‘We’re likely to be in a world without SOPA and ACTA’ – EU’s Neelie Kroes News
08.05.2012 The EU Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes has admitted we are now likely to be in a world without SOPA and without ACTA. -
12 tech start-ups join UCD’s 2012 entrepreneurship programme News
02.05.2012 Twelve new knowledge-intensive business ventures and 28 researchers are taking part in UCD’s 2012 entrepreneurship programme, the university said this morning. -
‘Finland's R&D effort is a model for Ireland to copy’ – innovation minister News
26.04.2012 Ireland’s Minister for Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock, TD, has been checking out Finland’s R&D focus and its education system during a two-day visit to Helsinki. He said...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Research, R&D, Life Sciences, Investments, Green Tech, Green, Government, Funding, Engineering, Engineer, Energy -
NUIG researcher wins EU award for road safety tech News
26.04.2012 New technology to improve pedestrian safety that’s being developed by Anthony Winterlich, a researcher at NUI Galway, has won a gold medal in the European Commission’s Young... -
New Info2Innovate web-based directory for SMEs News
25.04.2012 A new online directory that contains information on innovation supports and services for SMEs has been launched this morning by the Minister for Small Businesses, John Perry, TD.Categories: R&D, Networking, Investments, Intellectual Property, Government, Education, Economy, Digital Business -
Build and they’ll dot.com News
19.04.2012 Digital infrastructure is vital to Ireland. With visionary insight, Diane Hodnett spearheaded the $15m CeltixConnect fibre gateway linking Ireland with the UK.Tags: Entrepreneurs, Start-ups, Ireland, Broadband, Digital Economy, CeltixConnect, Jobs, Innovation, Fibre -
Strengths of Google Project Glass (infographic) News
17.04.2012 Google's Project Glass is being designed to give the user information on the location they’re in and the people they meet via the Android OS through a pair of glasses.Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, R&D, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Google’s Sergey Brin warns of demise of open internet News
16.04.2012 Google co-founder Sergey Brin has hit out against giants such as Apple and Facebook, as well as the rising threat of governments trying to control people’s web access, resulting... -
OPINION – A guide to Irish innovators on raising money News
14.04.2012 In the second part of a series of guest posts Silicon Valley venture capitalist Richard Moran reveals the secrets to a perfect pitch for Irish innovators hoping to secure...Categories: Social Media, Research, R&D, Investments, Internet, Funding, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, Software & Web Development -
Galway student scoops €10K for his smart conferencing tech News
12.04.2012 NUI Galway student Niall O’Connor has won the NUI Galway Student Enterprise Awards for his innovation called SonorPlex, which draws on cloud computing to make conferences more... -
Sound, vision and fury News
12.04.2012 Ongoing debates about digital media, copyright reform, piracy and internet freedom are just ‘raindrops’ in a much bigger flood that is about to hit the internet.Tags: Copyright, ACTA, SOPA, Innovation, Piracy, Legislation, ISP, Illegal Downloads, Copyright Infringement -
IBM’s new approach to system design will simplify cloud computing News
11.04.2012 IBM has unleashed a new era of simpler computing with the launch of a new “expert integrated systems” paradigm called PureSystems that is the result of a US$2bn R&D drive and...Categories: Systems, Servers, IT Organisation, IT Management, Digital Business, Data Management, CIO, Architecture -
Young innovators to converge in Dublin for Sandbox launch News
10.04.2012 Sandbox, the global network for young innovators under the age of 30, is launching a Dublin hub next week. There will be a plethora of young entrepreneurs from ventures such as...Categories: Science, R&D, Networking, Investments, Internet, Graduate, Engineer, Education, Digital Media -
#DRF2012 – Speeches on Ireland’s digital future (video) News
04.04.2012 Here are the speeches from yesterday’s Digital Rights Forum in Dublin, a stirring and exciting debate on the controversial statutory instrument, featuring Innovation Minister...Categories: R&D, Networking & Telecoms, Multimedia, Legal, Investments, Internet, Intellectual Property, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Communications, Research -
Android app for election canvassing wins student contest News
04.04.2012 Brendan Finucane, a final-year student in business information systems at University College Cork (UCC), has taken first prize in a Dragons’ Den-style competition for his app,... -
Teacher wins European award for classroom tech News
30.03.2012 Northern Ireland teacher David Young from Limavady High School has won out over 122 European entries to glean the ‘Cutting Edge Use of Technology’ category at Microsoft's...