Tagged: EU
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20-20 vision – Ireland is still only at the start of its fibre journey News
17.05.2013 Ireland’s fibre journey is not a fait accompli and if anything time is of the essence if the Government is to reach its goal of having a minimum of 30Mbps for every home by... -
Scientists pioneer graphene sensor to potentially improve air quality testing News
07.05.2013 Researchers at the Irish nanoscience institute CRANN have manufactured a new graphene-based sensor they believe could have future commercial applications in air quality control... -
Irish researchers to lead Alzheimer’s drug trials News
07.05.2013 A group of Irish researchers is to lead an 18-month drug trial to test a possible new treatment for Alzheimer’s. They will be testing the blood pressure drug Nilvadipine in a... -
Ireland tops the EU for third-level education attainment – Eurostat News
26.04.2013 Ireland has the highest proportion of young people who have successfully completed third-level education in the EU – that’s according to new figures from the statistical office... -
Girls in ICT Day kicks off with debate in Brussels on ICT careers News
25.04.2013 Today is Girls in ICT Day and events are taking place all over the world to put the spotlight on getting more girls and young women to consider careers in ICT. The European... -
EU ministers to converge in Dublin for energy talks this week News
22.04.2013 Ireland’s Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, will be hosting an informal meeting with EU energy ministers at Dublin Castle this week to thrash out ideas on topics such as ICT and... -
Political pirate Rickard Falkvinge is out to prove a point News
16.04.2013 A fortnight ago, when the third season of fantasy TV series Game of Thrones was broadcast, digital pirates around the world illegally downloaded the episode more than 1m times –... -
Ireland’s unemployment rate sixth-highest in EU News
03.04.2013 According to the latest figures from Eurostat, the statistics office of the European Union, unemployment across the EU rose slightly in February 2013, while year-on-year...Categories: Careers and Employment -
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... -
Cybercrime profits fund other crimes - Europol News
20.03.2013 Profits from cybercrime are being used to fund other criminal activity, while the volume and impact of online threats is increasing, Europol has said. -
Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs aims to fill 900,000 predicted European ICT vacancies News
04.03.2013 With 900,000 ICT vacancies predicted for the EU in 2015, a Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs has been established to fill these positions through improved training initiatives... -
Taxing Times — Budget 2013 & Current Tax Developments Reports
18.12.2012 What are the implications for you and your business? -
We need an aligned European scientific research agenda, says EU Commissioner News
28.02.2013 The European research community needs to embrace and advance a ‘joint programming’ model of research, where member states work together to tackle issues in a strategically... -
EU summit on science and innovation to take place at TCD next week News
22.02.2013 A two-day European science summit will be taking place at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) next week to explore the role that media plays in communicating science, as well as... -
EU Energy Council meeting to zero in on internal energy market News
21.02.2013 Ireland’s Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, will be in Brussels tomorrow to chair a meeting of the Transport, Telecommunication and Energy Council during which EU energy... -
EU ministers sign patent agreement to help boost European innovation News
19.02.2013 At a signing ceremony in Brussels today, ministers from 24 EU member states have signed an international agreement on the Unified Patent Court to pave the way for inventors to... -
European Commission launches contest seeking climate change solutions News
11.02.2013 The EU Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard has launched a new low-carbon contest and is calling for entries from individuals and organisations behind projects that aim...Categories: Sustainability, Research, Renewable Energy, Green Tech, Green, Energy, Education, Economy