The birthplace of Democracy is experiencing a few problems in the area of governance. One solution that’s been suggested could be an important new direction for...
On the 12th to the 14th of October 2018, I was in Rome to visit Maker Faire Rome for its 6th edition. With many countries represented, as well as many ages, th...
What is your background briefly?
My first jobs were in tech support, sales and marketing in the technology sector (when it was called "computing"!). I worked for Comshare Inc (a timesharing company that moved into fourth generation languages), Log...
Irish organisations are falling behind their European counterparts in the advancement of AI. Research from Microsoft, conducted by EY, published today has revea...
by Seamus Grimes, Emeritus Professor, Whitaker Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway
Since its opening up 40 years ago, China has benefitted huge...
Today, Facebook and the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre (ABC) at DCU have launched a three-year partnership which will see an anti-bullying and online safety training programme offered to every post-primary school in Ireland.
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ESB have launched Generation Tomorrow, a new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths) programme dedicated to empowering young people to reach th...
It’s been a very strange week. For one, my terrestrial radio show on Saturday morning had a bit of a bump. Our very lovely sound engineer slept in – wholly out ...
The research project I-REACT, funded by the European Commission, has launched a free app to keep citizens safe from floods, fires and extreme weather. The app enables its users to share pictures and other information on natural hazards and in turn pr...