http://www.digital21.ie/rss/ The latest news from the Digital 21 website. en Copyright 2010 Whitespace Publishing Ltd. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:48:43 +0100 30 http://www.digital21.ie/img/digital-21-logo-white.png http://www.digital21.ie/rss/ 192 46 Entrepreneur Dylan Collins has sold three technology start-ups. Ireland, he says, must play to win. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/717/the-digital-strategist-who-will-drive-the-online-gaming-revolution/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/717/the-digital-strategist-who-will-drive-the-online-gaming-revolution/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 If you look at the companies involved in digital media and the really, really exciting things they are doing, it's amazing. I would ask those folks what is it about Ireland that helped them do more of that stuff and what is it about Ireland that got in their way, and then fix that stuff. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/700/jim-ohara-general-manager-intel/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/700/jim-ohara-general-manager-intel/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 I think we've got some critical decisions to make as a country over the next short while. A lot of them are around the regulatory field, because if the regulatory field enables innovation investment rather than disables or hampers we would have a very different outcome. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/701/gerry-fahy-director-of-strategy-vodafone-ireland/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/701/gerry-fahy-director-of-strategy-vodafone-ireland/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Indigenous companies making use of multinationals will be key, I believe, but this hasn't really happened yet to a great extent. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/702/dermot-oconnell-country-manager-dell/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/702/dermot-oconnell-country-manager-dell/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Richie Baneham's success with Avatar is a great example of how Irish talent can be exported globally. One of the issues is how we can harness these opportunities for Ireland. The top 10 roles that exist now didn't exist 10 years ago. We have to accept that the world has changed, at a pace not seen before. Our education system and everything associated with it has to change at a rapid pace if we wish to keep up. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/703/graham-byrne-head-of-ireland-and-scotland-business-promethean/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/703/graham-byrne-head-of-ireland-and-scotland-business-promethean/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Innovation comes from several different sources. It's not just the business that is brought in from multinationals but also the local economy that can drive innovation outward. It's all about driving and changing the way Ireland is viewed on the innovation scale. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/704/kim-majerus-managing-director-cisco-ireland/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/704/kim-majerus-managing-director-cisco-ireland/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Right now we seem to be lacking in a focus at Governmental level. We talk about a smart economy but we haven't actually yet translated that into action. When we talk about job creation, what sectors will we be strong in? http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/705/mark-kellett-chief-executive-magnet/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/705/mark-kellett-chief-executive-magnet/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 The vision that I have for Ireland is that of a services centre for the global economy. We are a gateway into Europe and that's a strength we have to play to. We are one of the world's largest exporters currently and Ireland to date exports 5pc of all of the exports globally. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/706/martin-murphy-managing-director-hp-ireland/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/706/martin-murphy-managing-director-hp-ireland/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 There has to be a mindshift, I think, in where people were in terms of what was delivering value for the Irish economy. Foreign direct investment has stood us great and continues to be great. The IDA does a fabulous job in bringing in great opportunities to the country. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/707/maurice-mortell-chief-executive-data-electronics/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/707/maurice-mortell-chief-executive-data-electronics/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 I think some of the key skills that need to be developed are not just the maths and science skills that hog a lot of the limelight - I think they are really important - but the skills around languages, around cultural appreciation, around how to build trust, around collaboration. All of those skills are around teamwork and analysing problems that may not have a wrong or right answer. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/708/paul-rellis-managing-director-microsoft-ireland/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/708/paul-rellis-managing-director-microsoft-ireland/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 The Business of Science & Technology Programme was launched by BT this year because we believe that scientific innovation on its own is tremendous but it is not enough. There should be equal focus on the business application of the ideas generated, and support to help them become commercial opportunities. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/709/graham-sutherland-chief-executive-bt-ireland/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/709/graham-sutherland-chief-executive-bt-ireland/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Outlining Ireland's infrastructure priorities until 2016, the Government said the main investment in fibre-optic networks will be via the private sector. Enabling civil works - which account for 80pc of all investment - will be a way of achieving economies of scale. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/714/private-sector-to-build-irelands-next-digital-infrastructure/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/714/private-sector-to-build-irelands-next-digital-infrastructure/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Green tech and energy efficiency will be a major focus of the Government's Infrastructure Priorities Programme to 2016 to make Ireland a leader in the deployment of renewable energy. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/715/green-tech-is-a-big-winner-in-2016-infrastructure-plan/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/715/green-tech-is-a-big-winner-in-2016-infrastructure-plan/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Based on the €40bn investments announced by the Irish Government today, Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland are targeting more than 270,000 direct and indirect jobs up to 2016. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/716/270-000-new-jobs-predicted-by-2016-taoiseach/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/716/270-000-new-jobs-predicted-by-2016-taoiseach/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 The Digital Marketing Institute has launched its post-graduate diploma in digital marketing in response to the rapid migration of advertising budgets to digital media - a trend every start-up needs to be on top of. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/710/post-grad-in-digital-marketing-launched/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/710/post-grad-in-digital-marketing-launched/ Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Data usage on the web, mainly video, is exploding and traditional networks won't be able to keep up. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/699/race-for-fibre-leadership-irelands-exemplar-network-could-give-us-edge/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/699/race-for-fibre-leadership-irelands-exemplar-network-could-give-us-edge/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 The hunt is on for good start-ups who want to join Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology's (IADT) innovative 'Create' enterprise platform programme that aims to mentor, train and make battle-fit to succeed in the digital media industry. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/711/wanted-a-few-good-start-ups-to-succeed-in-digital-media/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/711/wanted-a-few-good-start-ups-to-succeed-in-digital-media/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 A top-down investment in digital education, allied with total systemic reform, is urgently needed. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/697/future-hinges-on-ireland-reforming-education/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/697/future-hinges-on-ireland-reforming-education/ Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Exactly a year on, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan TD has committed a further €5m to the next two phases of the Exemplar Network which will see the Exemplar Network grow from circling Dublin in the second phase to being a nationwide entity by the third phase in 2013. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/698/irelands-next-big-thing-govt-commits-extra-5m-to-exemplar-network/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/698/irelands-next-big-thing-govt-commits-extra-5m-to-exemplar-network/ Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 In a move reminiscent of Finland's intention of making internet access a legal right, the UK Government's new digital champion Martha Lane Fox has written a manifesto aiming to get the 10 million Britons who have never used the internet to be online by 2015. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/695/uk-plans-to-get-every-adult-online-by-2015/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/695/uk-plans-to-get-every-adult-online-by-2015/ Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Innovation Fund Ireland - a major €500m venture capital fund created by the Irish Government - has been launched in New York by Taoiseach Brian Cowen and will attract venture capitalists to Ireland's shores. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/696/innovation-fund-to-attract-worlds-top-venture-capitalists/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/696/innovation-fund-to-attract-worlds-top-venture-capitalists/ Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Last week, Finland made broadband a legal right. Ireland needs to make similar bold statements. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/693/time-for-ireland-to-become-total-digital-economy/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/693/time-for-ireland-to-become-total-digital-economy/ Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Next-generation HSPA and LTE (Long Term Evolution) connections accounted for 17.3pc of the total number of broadband connections in Europe at the end of 2009, a study by Berg Insight suggests. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/694/nearly-20pc-european-broadband-is-next-gen-wireless/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/694/nearly-20pc-european-broadband-is-next-gen-wireless/ Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Market forces and competition rather than State investment should be the primary drivers for building next-generation networks, ComReg said in its strategic vision for 2012. Freeing up radio spectrum, it said, will be key. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/691/spectrum-and-certainty-will-drive-ngn-investment/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/691/spectrum-and-certainty-will-drive-ngn-investment/ Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 The news that Australia is to invest close to US$10bn in a pan-Australian fibre-optic network that will transform its country socially and economically for the decades ahead should set an example for economies in Europe. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/692/australia-sets-the-standard-for-next-generation-broadband-rollout/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/692/australia-sets-the-standard-for-next-generation-broadband-rollout/ Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 We need to prepare Ireland's workers for the jobs of tomorrow, HP Ireland MD Martin Murphy says. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/689/digital-curriculum-language-skills-keys-to-future-irish-workforce/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/689/digital-curriculum-language-skills-keys-to-future-irish-workforce/ Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Finland might have the highest alcohol prices in Europe (Ireland is second highest) but at least it has its priorities straight when it comes to the digital economy. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/690/finland-makes-broadband-a-legal-right-shouldnt-ireland/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/690/finland-makes-broadband-a-legal-right-shouldnt-ireland/ Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 US President Barack Obama's administration is planning to double the amount of wireless spectrum available across America in a move that will grow bandwidth and create thousands of new jobs in the process. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/687/us-govt-plans-to-double-wireless-spectrum-and-create-jobs/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/687/us-govt-plans-to-double-wireless-spectrum-and-create-jobs/ Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 A new global report has placed Ireland 17th of 70 countries in the digital economy rankings. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/688/ireland-ranked-17th-out-of-70-for-digital-economy/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/688/ireland-ranked-17th-out-of-70-for-digital-economy/ Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Ireland's investment in growing its PhD base needs to be sustained and expanded, not curtailed. http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/685/future-industries-ireland-must-pave-the-way-for-the-next-big-thing/ http://www.digital21.ie/news/item/685/future-industries-ireland-must-pave-the-way-for-the-next-big-thing/ Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100