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55% of Irish people have concerns about how businesses are handling their personal data

November 10th 2017

New research commissioned by Netwatch has found that more than half (58%) of Irish people worry about a data breach resulting in their personal information being leaked by a company. The research was undertaken by Coyne among 1,000 participants and found that 55% of Irish people have concerns about how Irish businesses are handling their […]

An Tánaiste urges companies to plan for Brexit

November 09th 2017

An Tánaiste yesterday published a Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation Paper, “Building Stronger Business: Responding to Brexit by competing, innovating and trading”. The Paper sets out work underway, and planned, by the Department and its Agencies in response to Brexit. The Paper is focused on the current needs of companies as many firms are […]

Over half of Irish businesses expect a cyber attack before the end of 2017

November 01st 2017

More than one third of businesses in Ireland have experienced a cyber attack so far in 2017. This is according to the latest Dublin Information Sec 2017 survey of Irish businesses released today. A further 54% expect a cyber attack on their business before the end of the year, according to the survey which comes ahead […]

Irish teenagers are starting to plan their own businesses

October 26th 2017

An estimated 22,000 secondary school students from 620 Irish schools are learning about the world of business by setting up their own enterprises through the Student Enterprise Programme with the Local Enterprise Offices, it was announced yesterday. The programme is the biggest enterprise education initiative of its kind in the country. The Minister of State […]

Cork County Council launches international start up competition

October 25th 2017

It was announced today that Cork County Council, endorsed by Enterprise Ireland and Health Innovation Hub Ireland, has unveiled its ground-breaking partnership with MassChallenge TM, the world’s largest not-for-profit no equity start-up accelerator based in Boston, Massachusetts, with the launch of the first ever Bridge to MassChallenge partnership in Ireland, entitled Bridge to MassChallenge Cork […]

Two thirds of Irish adults consider themselves connected consumers

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 […]

A third of Irish workers fear losing their jobs due to lack of digital skills

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 […]

42% of Irish CEOs see Digital Transformation as their top priority

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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