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The Live Creation of a Cyborg, a Robot, and 3D Printed Organs – it@Cork Tech Summit 2018 Wowed!

Alison McGuireMay 3, 2018

Attendees witness Ireland’s first ever live Smart Implant implantation Tech industry urged to consider the ethical and societal challenges associated with ...

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Children’s Rights Alliance, ISPCC and other leading children’s organisations welcome defeat of amendment to raise the Digital Age of Consent to 16

Alison McGuireMay 2, 2018

The Children’s Rights Alliance and the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC), together with Spunout.ie, CyberSafeIreland and leading e...

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New Research Programme at UCD to Focus on Improving Survival Rates of Children and Teens Affected by Cancers of the Blood

JohnMarch 30, 2018

University College Dublin (UCD), the National Children’s Research Centre (NCRC), and the Children’s Medical and Research Foundation (CMRF) Crumlin today announced the appointment of Jonathan Bond to the newly established Brendan McGonnell UCD Profess...

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A Promise of a Better Tomorrow, a blockchain journey, Jamil Hasan, Asset Token advisor

Simon CockingMarch 8, 2018

A Promise of a Better Tomorrow by Jamil Hasan, AssetToken advisor. In summer 2017, I created my own consulting company in Blockchain and Crypto as an author,...

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1st Irish Digital Citizen Summit Talks About Kids and Technology

Melanie BoylanMarch 5, 2018

1st Irish Digital Citizenship Summit seeks to expand the conversation around kids and technology Dublin, Ireland, April 28th, 2018: Next month, Learning Tech L...

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ISPCC Urges All-Party Support for Digital Safety Commissioner Bill to Enhance Children’s Protection Online

JohnFebruary 23, 2018

The ISPCC this evening welcomed the Dáil debate on the Digital Safety Commissioner Bill 2017, as introduced by Sinn Féin. The national child protection charity further welcomed indications that there is cross-party consensus to support this issue ...

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Digital learning bus launches to drive technology in schools

JohnJanuary 31, 2018

Irish educational technology company, Wriggle Learning, today announced the launch of the Wriggle Roadcaster, a cutting-edge 21st-century mobile learning classr...

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Abbott’s sensor technology now available to Diabetics in Ireland

Edina ZejnilovicJanuary 25, 2018

Abbott launched their new sensor technology for measuring glucose levels in Diabetes, about a year ago. The device was created for testing glucose levels in a l...

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I Wish launch New Programme to Support STEM Teachers

JohnJanuary 17, 2018

In a recent survey by I Wish, almost one-third of teachers surveyed said that they did not know enough about science, technology, engineering or maths (STEM) courses and careers. As an initiative to encourage and motivate female secondary school stu...

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