Tagged: ICT & News
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Springboard offers 6,000 new education opportunities News
22.05.2012 The Irish Government has announced 6,000 new part-time higher education places for job seekers via the Springboard programme, focused on areas with skills shortages.Tags: Pharmaceutical, Green Economy, Medical Devices, ICT, Government, Jobs, Skills, Education, Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, IDA, -
BT all-Ireland revenues up 1pc to stg£757m News
11.05.2012 Telecoms and ICT provider BT this morning reported a 1pc increase in revenues for the year of stg£757m. It said its transformation process, ongoing inrastructure rollout north...Tags: O2, Northern Ireland, Investment, BT Business, BT, Telecoms, ICT, Vodafone, 3 Ireland, Fibre Infrastructure Investment, LLU -
Bridging the gap between 19th-century and 21st-century school systems News
10.05.2012 Go to any conference today on the subject of education and you’ll hear a metaphor about dragging a teacher from the 19th century to a 21st-century classroom in Ireland and being... -
No Limbs, No Limits: Cork teen tells UN how tech improved her life News
27.04.2012 Cork teenager Joanne O’Riordan, who has no limbs, gave a speech to global leaders at a United Nations conference for Girls in ICT Day on how technology has changed her life. She... -
Irish Govt reveals e-government strategy up to 2015 News
12.04.2012 The Irish Government has revealed a new e-government strategy that contains 44 actions across eight priority areas. Projects include an online passport service, a national...Categories: Software & Web Development, IT Management, Hosting Services, Government, Data Management, CIO -
From space missions to making Irish software world standard News
29.03.2012 At the end of January, Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and a consortium of top technology companies, including Intel and IBM, revealed plans to invest €22.4m over the next five...Categories: Software, Research, R&D, Leadership & Management, Investments, Engineering, Education, Development -
Tyndall scientist wins ICT Invention of the Year at UCC News
27.03.2012 Professor Peter Kennedy of Tyndall National Institute has gleaned the top innovation accolade at University College Cork’s Invention of the Year awards. Meanwhile, the Life...Categories: Science, R&D, Life Sciences, Investments, Intellectual Property, Engineering, Engineer, Education, Economy -
Green economy forum to explore smart city opportunities News
23.03.2012 Clean-tech and sustainability experts from Ireland, Madrid and Vienna will be sharing their insights on smarter cities at a conference in Dublin next week. They'll also be...Categories: Energy, Data Management, Engineer, Engineering, Green, Green Computing, Green Tech, R&D, Science, Supply Chain ManagementTags: SEAI, Smart Buildings, ICT, Sustainability, IBM, Ireland, Green Economy, Dublin City Council, Clean Tech, -
IDA reveals stats on Ireland’s FDI record (infographic) News
20.03.2012 IDA Ireland has created an infographic to showcase some of the key industry sectors such as ICT, pharma, life sciences, digital and social media, plus gaming, that are... -
ICT company Ergo to create 30 jobs this year News
08.03.2012 ICT services company Ergo will create 30 jobs in Dublin this year and aims to hire another 50 people by 2015. The job creation is fuelled by the demand for infrastructure and... -
Vodafone implements new way of working News
01.03.2012 Vodafone’s Irish operation has invested €2.5m in a new way of working strategy. John Kennedy spoke to CEO Jeroen Hoencamp about how flexible work strategies inspire progress.Tags: Broadband, Wi-Fi, Smartphones, Laptops, Productivity, Flexible Working, Jeroen Hoencamp, Vodafone, ICT, Start-ups -
NI Science Park facility to house 500 knowledge jobs News
02.03.2012 Northern Ireland Science Park (NISP) has announced its new stg£6m development is aiming to host up to 500 knowledge jobs when the facility opens, most likely in August.Categories: Science, R&D, Life Sciences, Investments, Intellectual Property, Funding, Engineering, Engineer, Careers and Employment, Energy -
78pc of engineers confident about company prospects - survey News
02.03.2012 Seventy-eight per cent of engineers are confident about their organisation’s prospects this year, a survey from Engineers Ireland as part of Engineers Week 2012 suggests. -
Expert Group highlights job market opportunities News
28.02.2012 The Irish job market has a demand for people with work experience, third-level qualifications and/or foreign-language skills, the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs reveals in... -
Microsoft career event to show opportunities from conversion courses News
27.02.2012 Microsoft Ireland is hosting a skills event called Career Reboot which will showcase ICT career opportunities to graduates and unemployed people who are considering upskilling... -
Trilogy Technologies listed in world’s top 100 managed services firms News
22.02.2012 Dublin ICT firm Trilogy Technologies has been listed in Nine Lives Media’s fifth annual MSPmentor 100 Global Edition, a distinguished list and report identifying the world’s top... -
Derry aims for 4,000 tech jobs by 2020 through investment News
20.02.2012 Up to 4,000 new ICT jobs are hoped to be created for Derry by 2020 following a period of major investment in telecoms and digital projects across the city. -
NCI hosting info evening on its ICT conversion programmes News
08.02.2012 National College of Ireland is hosting an information evening tonight on its IT courses under the HEA ICT conversion programme. A limited number of free places are on offer for... -
Siliconrepublic.com presents Skills February News
01.02.2012 Siliconrepublic.com is dedicating news, reports, videos and interviews this February to how Ireland can ensure it meets the digital skills challenge. -
World war for jobs News
06.10.2011 The next world war will be for jobs. As the stakes get higher, will Ireland have the workers and infrastructure?Categories: Jobs, Investments, Internet, Infrastructure Management, Government, Education, Economy, Leadership & Management