October 24th 2017
New joint research by retail and technology experts, Currys PC World and Carphone Warehouse, finds that two thirds of Irish adults claim to be very tech savvy and 3 in 5 consider themselves ‘early adopters or adopters’ of the latest tech. According to the research, men aged 25-34 claim to be the most tech savvy […]
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October 13th 2017
A lack of proficiency in digital skills is a major concern for Irish and European employees, with 33% worrying they will soon be out of a job. The Ricoh survey was carried out by Censuswide among 3,600 employees from across Europe, including 250 in Ireland. It found that while workers want to use more innovative […]
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September 13th 2017
BT has today announced the findings of new global research based on a survey conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) with 400 CEOs in 13 countries (including Ireland) across five continents, which reveals the critical importance of digital transformation in multinational organisations. The research shows that in Ireland, 42% of Irish CEOs surveyed saw […]
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September 12th 2017
The Irish public are enthusiastic about enacting new data rights under GDPR once it comes into force in May 2018. GDPR looms large on the to-do lists of Irish companies, with less than a year to go until the strict regulations are put in place. However, it seems as though it hasn’t just been the […]
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September 08th 2017
A new fund set up by ISIF and Finistere Ventures aims to make Ireland an ‘agritech island’, with another €20m set aside for global start-ups. Irish start-ups working in agritech might want to take note of the announcement that a €20m fund has been established to finance the latest developments in the sector. Simply known […]
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August 17th 2017
The latest dot ie Domain Profile Report published today by the IE Domain Registry (IEDR) has found that 112 .ie domains were registered every day in the first six months of 2017, a total of 20,255 new registrations. This is an 11% increase on the same period last year and is the best half-year period […]
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August 16th 2017
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2016 Survey of Entrepreneurship in Ireland has been published today and shows that one in every 23 people in Ireland (aged 18-64 years) is a new business owner. In 2007, more than 40% of entrepreneurs were focused exclusively on the Irish market. This figure had dropped back to just 20% […]
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August 14th 2017
It was announced today that the ESB has opened entries for the 2017 Spark of Genius Award, which recognises Ireland’s most high potential Start-Up company. The competition is open to to high potential technology Start-Ups who have been in operation for less than three years and have received under €1 million in funding. Entrants will […]
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