Tagged: Europe & News
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Holvi: the Finnish start-up that could spell the end for Irish chequebooks News
21.05.2013 Ireland is lagging behind the rest of Europe in terms of electronic payments, and Central Bank’s National Payments Plan claims a shake-up of the payments system could save the... -
Vodafone reports 4.4pc fall in full-year revenues to stg£44.4bn News
21.05.2013 Challenging economic conditions in Europe have hit telecoms giant Vodafone’s annual revenues for the year ended 31 March, dropping 4.4pc to stg£44.4bn, after the company cut... -
#OI2Dublin - Innovation about execution, not just invention, says EIT’s Alexander von Gabain News
20.05.2013 As the innovation elite began to converge on Dublin for the Open Innovation 2.0 conference today and tomorrow, Ann O’Dea caught up with one of the visitors, Alexander Von...Tags: Start-ups, Biotechnology, US, Europe, OECD, Open Innovation 2.0, Entrepreneurship, KPMG, Venture Capital -
Europe must grow its manufacturing sector to stay competitive - study News
20.05.2013 Europe must increase the size of its manufacturing sector and lead in energy efficiency, technology innovation and addressing the changing consumption patterns of consumers if... -
New study aims to measure Europe’s app economy News
09.05.2013 A new project known as Eurapp has been launched by the European Commission with the aim of measuring the size of the app economy in Europe. The Digital Enterprise Research... -
Telefónica’s net profit jumps 20.6pc to €902m in first quarter News
08.05.2013 Telecoms company Telefónica, owner of O2 Ireland, reported a 20.6pc increase in first-quarter net income of €902m, up from €748m a year ago. -
SMEs and job creation the focus of Dublin meeting of EU Enterprise ministers News
03.05.2013 EU Enterprise and Innovation ministers are in Dublin today for a series of talks on how SMEs could hold the key to creating jobs and drive European growth. -
We must continue to Europeanise our energy strategies – EU Energy Commissioner News
24.04.2013 “We must look beyond 2020 to come to a next level of binding energy targets up to 2030 and to agree common energy and climate change policies” – these were the words of the EU... -
Masterminding European tech mergers and acquisitions News
02.04.2013 Because of the size of Silicon Valley and the volume of money raised and numbers of companies being bought and sold every week, Europe doesn’t often seem to be as exciting a... -
FIT and UPC Ireland support digital inclusion for Get Online Week News
21.03.2013 Twenty-three per cent of Europeans have never accessed the internet, according to Eurostat figures from 2012. That’s why this week is Get Online Week, a Europe-wide initiative... -
Neelie Kroes gathers Leaders Club to help foster more European start-ups News
21.03.2013 Vice-president of the European Commission and commissioner in charge of the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes is leading a group of nine successful entrepreneurs that will meet... -
European business leaders worry most about losing competitive edge - study News
06.03.2013 European business leaders are more concerned about keeping up with the pace of technology-led change than those in Asia and North America, a new study about the impact of... -
Outdated technology holding back 88pc of European education sector - index News
26.02.2013 Educational institutions across Europe are struggling to keep up with advances in technology that would simplify and improve the delivery of education services, the recent Ricoh... -
#FutureJobs - Ireland to increase tech talent intake in 2013, says Bruton (videos) News
08.02.2013 In 2013, Ireland will increase its intake of skilled technical talent from overseas to tackle the skills gap by 700 to 1,900 skilled workers in 2013, Jobs Minister Richard... -
Apple reaches highest ever share of US smartphone market, Android leads in Europe News
21.12.2012 Apple has achieved its highest ever share of the US smartphone market with 53.3pc share, according to the latest Kantar Worldpanel ComTech report. Android still leads in Europe...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Operating Systems, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer TechTags: iPhone, Europe, US, Windows Phone, Microsoft, Nokia, Smartphones, Android, Samsung, Google, Apple, Everything Everywhere, 4G -
Targeting regulatory processes could help protect med-tech innovation in Europe News
17.12.2012 Bill Doherty from medical devices company Cook Medical became vice-chair of the Irish Medical Devices Association (IMDA) last week. We caught up with him at the Med Tech CEO...Tags: IBEC, IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, Manufacturing, Medical Devices, R&D, US, Europe, MedTech -
Irish tech companies through to finals of European Business Awards News
27.11.2012 Eleven Irish companies and organisations have been chosen as national champions to go through to the next round of the European Business Awards. The companies going through to... -
Europas add regional flavour to tech start-up awards News
23.11.2012 This year the Europas, the European tech start-up awards, have added a number of regional awards, to reflect the “vast and varied tech ecosystem” in Europe, and Silicon Republic... -
Climate change is affecting all regions in Europe, warns agency News
21.11.2012 The European Environment Agency has today warned that climate change is impacting all regions in Europe, with the past decade being the warmest on record.Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, Green Tech, Green, Government, Energy, Education -
iPhone loyalty drops for the first time in Western Europe News
05.11.2012 The number of iPhone users who will buy the same brand again when choosing their next smartphone has declined for the first time in Western Europe, Strategy Analytics claims.