Tagged: Europe
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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 -
Focus on Transparency: Financial Reporting of European Banks in 2011 Reports
02.08.2012 This is the sixth year of Focus on Transparency, KPMG’s survey of the annual reports of 15 of Europe's largest banks. -
R&D Incentives and Services Reports
12.11.2012 Adding value across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). -
Individual Income Tax and Social Security Rate Survey 2012 Reports
18.12.2012 This annual report is a cross-border survey of personal tax and social security rates with historical data from 2003-2012.