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 […]

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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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The Irish public are wising up to data privacy, according to GDPR survey

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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Ireland aims to be an ‘agritech island’ with new €20m start-up fund

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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112 new .ie domains registered every day in first half of 2017

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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Entrepreneurship in Ireland at pre-recession levels

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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ESB and Web Summit begin search for Ireland’s best Start Up

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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SME satisfaction with government remains negative

August 10th 2017

Small and medium enterprises (SME’s) overall satisfaction with the Government has risen in the three months to 30 June, the second overall improvement this year. However, it continues to be in negative territory, declining to -7pc from -9pc in the first quarter of 2017, according to the latest survey from ISME, the independent representative association […]

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