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I had an opportunity to set out what we are doing at The Irish Times in innovation, research, and working with startups. http://vimeo.com/66916581 (Hat tip to John Kennedy of Silicon Republic for letting me copy the video to video to display here.)
If a 153 year old newspaper is to adapt, to experiment, and take useful risks, it makes sense to work with startups. Since The Irish Times' initial eight week experiment in 2012, both the NYT and the BBC have followed with their own ways of incubating early stage digital businesses. But beyond incubation there is … Continue reading Startup networking at a 153 year old media company
(This post also appeared in The Irish Times on 4 October 2012.) LAST FRIDAY, at The Workman’s Club on Wellington Quay in Dublin, an Irish technology start-up company called GetBulb was announced as the overall winner of The Irish Times Digital Challenge. GetBulb has produced a system that can rapidly create data visualisations suitable for … Continue reading An experiment in startups working with news media companies: looking back at The Irish Times Digital Challenge
I have been thinking about the following problem recently: Maths. In 2001, the bipartisan Hart-Rudman Commission warned that the failure of math and science education posed a greater threat to American power than any conceivable conventional war in the new century. In his 2005 book, and in later postings on his site, the conservative US … Continue reading Maths – East & West
Tanaiste's (deputy prime minister) launch statement my presentation chair person's introduction
See http://www.iiea.com/digital/ What are the current policy (or other) opportunities & challenges that Ireland faces in the digital sector? Which emerging trends are potentially dominant in the digital sector? In which niches can Ireland become a world leader? What is the most important strategic investment of relevance to the digital sector that Ireland could make … Continue reading Updated strategic questions for the Digital Competitiveness Report
Dr Johnny Ryan FRHistS 