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Minister Sean Fleming presented awards to the first graduates from the MSc in Fintech Innovation in the Killeshin Hotel, Portlaoise. This innovative programme was developed in collaboration with Technology Ireland ICT Skillnet, Munster Technological University (MTU) and Skillnet Ireland. The Masters programme was developed through Skillnet Ireland’s co-creation model which plays a key role in...

  Like much of the world, Ireland has evolved greatly when it comes to technology. Once a predominantly agriculture-based economy with mass emigration, in recent decades the speed of change has been radical in every respect, encompassing technological, social and cultural developments. But maybe the most impactful of these changes has been the innovations with...

Inside Sales (IS) is a rapidly-growing industry and Ireland is quickly establishing itself as a centre of excellence for IS. What is Inside Sales? Simply put, it’s professional sales done remotely. This means that the workforce can be based anywhere globally – subject to good comms. of course – and there can be flexibility in...

Strategy creates competitive advantage. People and a culture of innovation sustain it. Technology and communications are the means by which it is delivered. Leaders, Not Technology Delivers Competitive Advantage The senior leaders winning in the digital economy are not necessarily technically brilliant, they understand the opportunity that digital brings and create a culture of fearless...

Continued uncertainty around Brexit has highlighted the importance of capacity-building in the customs intermediary sector and the necessity to boost ‘in-house’ customs capacity amongst business that are regularly trading with the UK. Delays at customs can result in disruption to both business and customers. Taking steps now to train key staff on how to effectively...

Our CPD Diploma has been designed for associates to gain valuable skills to progress in their careers. During the course participants cover four key areas – finance, human resources, procurement & supply chain along with IT. We caught up with one of our recent graduates, Olive McLoughlin, to find out a bit more about her...

Over the past number of years cryptocurrencies, in particular Bitcoin, have been an extremely hot topic of conversation, with both positive and negative speculations about their future. Significant interest in cryptocurrencies and the underlying Blockchain technology have led to large investments in this tech and Blockchain is beginning to find its natural place in the...

The Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to grow exponentially over the next few years as more connected devices come online. This growth will generate large amounts of data that AI will be able to use to automate industries and the two areas will become even more intertwined. Machine Learning along with Big Data has...