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The Public Service Innovation Fund 2024 has been launched by Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD. This competitive fund aims to support innovative, technology-based projects from across the Public Service which provide better public services. Since 2019, the Public Service Innovation Fund has provided around €3.5 million in funding
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The Minister for Disabilities, Anne Rabbitte, has announced €2m for 11 projects under the HSE’s CREATE initiative, which aims to improve access to digital and assistive technology for people with disabilities. The Cooperative Real Engagement for Assistive Technology Enhancement (CREATE) initiative seeks to ensure that service users and providers work together to identify
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A company established by two County Limerick brothers to reduce chemical use in agriculture has won the first national accelerator programme for early-stage AgTech and FoodTech start-up companies. Cotter Agritech founders, Jack and Nick Cotter from Abbeyfeale, were winners of the inaugural UCD Agtech Start-up of the Year award which included a €10,000 prize sponsored by
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Author: Roland Cloutier, Global Chief Security Officer, TikTok Date: July 27, 2021, 00.01 BST  When people use TikTok, we know they’re entrusting us with their data, and we take our duty to protect that data very seriously. That’s why, in developing our platform, security is built-in from the start.  Our Global Security Organisation operates a ‘follow the
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The world’s population is set to reach a staggering 8.6 billion within ten years, two-thirds of which is expected to be living in urban areas and cities. This growth means the significance of powering smart cities is more relevant than ever. As population density grows, so too does the number of smart devices, estimated to […]
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Tackling the gender gap in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) industries has received international focus in recent years. In February 2021, Secretary-General António Guterres, UN Chief, announced: “Advancing gender equality in science and technology is essential for building a better future.” In Ireland, this issue is proactively being addressed. With
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Photo (L-R) Maeve Culloty, MD, HPE Ireland; Tánaiste Leo Varadkar; Martin Shanahan, CEO, IDA Ireland Building on its long term commitment to the country, new jobs will be in the fields of R&D, cyber security, software development and cloud consulting Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced its plans to recruit 150 experienced technologists in […]
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Image courtesy of www.freevector.com International research highlights importance of systemic change In the European Union, women account for 25% of information, science, and technology graduates, but only 13% of the workforce in these fields, according to the European Commission. Even in those countries that rank highly on various measures of gender equality, much
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Picture above: Evocco Co-founders Hugh Weldon and Ahmad Mu’azzam, The production and distribution of food accounts for around a third of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions. But as a consumer, it’s difficult to measure the climate impact of what you eat. A Dublin-based startup called Evocco could soon make it much easier. “It lets you track,