The European Commission has unveiled a new €100m ‘Fast Track to Innovation’ pilot to provide grants for businesses and organisations to help get their ideas and innovations to market. Read more
The Irish Computer Society in partnership with Fast track to IT (FIT), will be hosting a professionalism & careers workshop for graduates on Thursday 31st July from 09:00 – 12:00, here at ICS in Ballsbridge. Read more
Although Ireland is on the road to recovery after the economic downturn, most of us are aware that the jobs sector still has a long way to go. Recent college graduates must bear in mind that after studying for four years and receiving their degree they won’t be guaranteed to land their dream IT job straight away. Read more
A new study titled “The Irish Software Landscape” claims measures need to be taken to help combat an IT skills and investment shortage in Ireland, as thousands of Irish software jobs could be lost to overseas. Read more
The ESB and Vodafone have joined forces and will invest €450 million into building a 100 per cent fibre broadband network across Ireland. The companies say that its firstcustomers should be online by early next year. Read more
Social media firms have showed obvious displeasure about the revelations of surveillance by the National Security Agency but it also reveals the extent to which these companies are at least partially to blame. It has come to light in recent months that the likes of Facebook, Google and Twitter collect data from users and sell it to online marketers. Read more
Leading women in technology will be visiting Dublin next week to discuss their role in the sector and the future investment in female-led high-potential start-ups in Ireland. The Female Founders Forum, organised by Silicon Republic, will take place on Monday 30th June 2014 at 2pm to 5pm at the Guinness Storehouse, St. James’ Gate Brewery, Dublin 8. Read more
European Standardisation Organisations CEN and CENCELEC, are ready to work with business and other stakeholders, including groups representing older citizens and consumers, to develop age-friendly standards that will meet the needs of an ageing population and support the growth of the silver economy in Europe. Read more
Science Foundation Ireland Director General Prof Mark Ferguson has spoken to Silicon Republic about their new €1.7 million research fellowship programme and how SFI hopes to maintain research integrity. Read more
With Ireland now positioned as a global leader in ICT, the Government is ambitious about growing this vital sector and the amount of women in IT. Read more
The outcomes of a qualitative study carried out in the framework of the EU-funded Home Sweet Home project have been summed up in a new publication “ICT for Ageing Well- Listen to what older persons think!”. Read more
The Future and Emerging Technology (FET) Unit has just launched its online consultation, to identify game-changing directions for future research in any technological domain. The consultation targets scientists and researchers from the widest range of disciplines, innovators, creators or interested bystanders and members of civil society in general.
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Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD has launched a new three year strategy for Science Foundation Ireland’s Smart Futures initiative, aimed at delivering a 10% increase in uptake of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects at second and third level by 2016. Read more
According to security experts, hackers could crack email systems, security firewalls and possibly mobile phones through the “Heartbleed” computer bug, they also warned that the risks extended beyond just Internet Web servers.
The European Commission has launched a consultation on mHealth or mobile health, asking for help in finding ways to enhance the health and wellbeing of Europeans with the use of mobile devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, patient monitoring devices and other wireless devices.
