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The Benefits of Using Chat GPT for Your Organisation

May 30th 2023

In today’s fast-paced world, organisations are constantly seeking innovative ways to improve their operations and enhance customer experiences. One emerging solution that has gained significant popularity is Chat GPT, an advanced technology that offers a myriad of benefits for businesses. Let’s explore some of the advantages that Chat GPT brings to organisations. Enhanced Customer Service: […]

How Google is preparing an AI comeback as rivals race forward

April 19th 2023

Reports suggest that Google is working on a suite of generative AI systems under project Magi set to be unveiled next month to take on Bing. Word on the street is Google is rushing to be ahead of the curve in the generative AI race in order to maintain its search engine’s dominance in the […]

Enterprise Ireland-backed companies see exports hit record in 2022

April 19th 2023

Enterprise Ireland supported companies hit record levels of exports last year, reaching a total of €32.1 billion, up 19 per cent year on year. Growth was seen across all regions, with exports to the euro zone expanding 28 per cent to almost €8 billion, and the UK up 13 per cent to €9.2 billion. The […]

State’s enterprise policy to be revised in wake of huge tech layoffs

November 10th 2022

The Government is to bring forward revisions to the state’s enterprise policy in a white paper as soon as next month, amid considerable job losses in the Irish technology sector. The coalition has been told that around 350 jobs are expected to be cut at the office of Meta, the Facebook parent company. While Government […]

The skill sets needed for Irish jobs has changed by around 25% since 2015

November 09th 2022

Over the next six months, the top business priority for Irish leaders is to provide support to help hybrid/remote teams work productively (33%), followed by improving employee retention to avoid new hire costs (30%) and supporting employee career development (29%). This is according to new global C-level executive research from LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional […]

Irish Data Protection Commissioner fines Instagram €405m

September 08th 2022

Ireland’s data regulator has imposed a record €405 million fine on Facebook owner Meta for violating children’s privacy on its Instagram service. The breaches affected potentially millions of teenage users of Instagram as mobile phone numbers and email addresses were published automatically under default settings on the app’s “business account” service. The penalty is the […]

How workers can upskill in digital transformation

September 05th 2022

Barry Twomey and Louise O’Gorman discuss the Advance Centre and how it can help Irish workers upskill in areas of digital transformation. Digital transformation has become a critical part of so many industries now and, with change happening so fast, many professionals working both in and outside the tech sector will need to upskill. But […]

Investment in digital skills could contribute an extra €9.5 billion to GDP over 3 years

August 31st 2022

A report launched yesterday by Google confirms a substantial economic opportunity for Ireland exists if a meaningful investment in digital skills is made. The study developed in partnership with Amárach provides detailed insights into the digital capability needs, ambitions, and plans of 1,000 SME leaders throughout Ireland. The research proposes that a significant investment into […]

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