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"i2010 – A European Information Society for growth and employment"

01/06/05

The "i2010 – A European Information Society for growth and employment" initiative was launched by the Commission on 1 June 2005 as a framework for addressing the main challenges and developments in the information society and media sectors up to 2010. It   Click Here

3rd party Access-keep control!

12/12/03

Allowing a customer or other 3rd party, access to your IT systems can have many advantages. However, it can involve security and similar risks. This article gives pointers on how to protect your self from those risks.   Click Here

Acceleration Fund Evaluation Report

04/02/04

This report provides a review of the eBusiness Acceleration Fund Initiative undertaken by Enterprise Ireland. Interviews have been held with 45 organisations which participated in the Initiative and also with a selection of non-funded companies and IT con  Click Here

Benchmarking ICT Jobs and Skill Standards

15/12/03

Describes Skills Cert, a new initiative from the Irish Computer Society designed to define job roles and skillsets of IT professionals in Ireland.   Click Here

Broadband Telecommunications Benchmarking Study

08/02/05

This broadband benchmarking report assesses Ireland’s competitiveness in relation to 21 countries around the world. It focuses on the broadband telecommunications requirements of the sector. It also sets out recommended actions for 2005.  Click Here

Broadband via Wi-fi

15/12/03

Article describes recent developments on Wi-Fi hot spots which are one approach to receiving broadband access over the airwaves.   Click Here

Business Vision Paper ; Internet 2018

16/06/08

Report on the increasing importance of internet usage to individual companies and to the global economy  Click Here

Chamber Translation Services Launched

28/02/08

Chambers Ireland recently announced details of a new translation service for businesses throughout Ireland  Click Here

Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998

29/06/98

This Act defines the incidences in which a individual and in which the employer is liable with regard to the possession child pornography.  Click Here

Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2003

12/02/03

This Act is concerned with the protection of the individual with regard to the processing of the personal data and on the free movement of such data, it amends the Data Protection.  Click Here

eBSN 2003-2006: Achievements and the way forward.

09/10/06

The report presents the major achievements of the eBSN, major national or regional policy initiatives, statistical information on the eBSN portal operations, results of thematic workshops, etc  Click Here

eBuisiness - Hard copy publications

08/03/04

In addition to its online publications Enterprise Ireland has produced a number of off line eBusiness publications for SME's.  Click Here

eBusiness Models:Integrating Learning from Strategy Development Experiences and Empirical Research

02/08/04

This whitepaper from IBM’s research centre puts forward a framework for ebusiness based on leveraging resources and capabilities to best produce value propositions for the ebusiness firm’s external touchpoints…   Click Here

eBusiness Survey 2007 – Vol 1

18/07/07

The survey was launched by Chambers Ireland, in partnership with The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). The survey analyses the usage and attitudes of Irish business to telecommunications, internet services and ebusiness applications.   Click Here

eCommerce Act 2000

01/01/02

The Bill is a key element of the Government’s policy to position Ireland as the first choice location in Europe for electronic commerce   Click Here

eEurope Action Plan 2005

28/05/02

The objective of this action plan is to stimulate secure services, applications and content based on a widely available broadband infrastructure  Click Here

European Communities (Protection of Consumers in Respect of Contracts Made by Means of Distance C

15/05/01

Consumer protection has greatly been strengthened by this act. In essence the law applies when a contract is concluded without the simultaneous physical presence of the supplier and the consumer.  Click Here

Ezine Strategy

02/08/03

Ezine-tips.com is a subsidiary of List-Universe.com and like its bigger relation it delivers the largest collection of resources, directories, community, tools, tips, tricks, suggestions, ideas, and strategies to help email list owners succeed.   Click Here

How is eLearning relevant for an Irish SME?

12/12/03

This article discusses the potentially significant benefits of eLearning to an Irish SME.   Click Here

Information Society and Telecomunications 2007

31/03/08

This report provides details from the CSO's ICT surveys, complementary administrative data on ICT and summary information on the telecommunications sector in Ireland  Click Here

Intranets - Getting Started

02/08/03

Intranets can be very expensive; and convincing your boss or CEO to shell out money for an Intranet requires a persuasive argument.  Click Here

Ireland's Broadband Performance and Policy Requirements

13/12/07

This report focuses on the key indicators of Irelands broadband performance and the policy issues that need to be addressed to enable Ireland to meet the broadband needs of the enterprise sector  Click Here

Irelands Broadband usage

17/01/08

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Kilkenny Information Age Town - An Update

12/12/03

Kilkenny received grant in excess of €2m towards the promotion and implementation of information and communications technologies. This articl looks at the progress and impact of this project   Click Here

Knowledge Management, Knowledge Organizations & Knowledge Workers

02/08/03

Are you unsure of the meaning of Knowledge Management? This article explains what it is, the important issues, and how it can benefit your organisation.  Click Here

Manufacturing is Mobile - so is Professional Services!

15/12/03

Article discuses the possibility that knowledge intensive white collar work will become as mobile as blue collar manufacturing jobs and relocate from Ireland to lower cost countries.   Click Here

Open Source Trends and Business Models

24/07/06

The report provides guidelines for companies adopting open source models for software development. It provides an overview of the open source commercialisation models most suited to the Irish context and aspects of different licensing models that firms ne  Click Here

Overview of Ireland’s Broadband Performance

30/11/06

The 2006 broadband benchmarking analysis provides an update on Ireland’s comparative performance in meeting the needs of enterprise in terms of take-up, prices, availability, quality and choice and identifies the main issues that need to be addressed.   Click Here

Research on the current status of IT and eBusiness in Irish SME's

20/02/04

During 2003, Enterprise Ireland commissioned an IT/eBusiness audit on 96 Irish companies. This report summarises the ICT status of Irish SME’s and offers advice on how to address the issues identified in the course of the company visits.  Click Here

Rise in Broadband take-up

17/01/08

Forfas's 2007 Broadband benchmarking update, which asses Ireland's comparative performance in terms of broadband take up, prices, availability, quality and choice.  Click Here

Spam Filters

22/07/03

September 2003 was the month that unsolicited email will equal the amount of permission email being sent worldwide according to Click Here

Surveillance of electronic communications in the workplace.

26/06/07

Explains the rights of employers and employees with regard to privacy issues.  Click Here

T4eB - Telecommunications for eBusiness

01/11/00

This is the second edition of the Guide which was initiated in 1999 by Forfás and IBEC to provide a comprehensive mapping of Ireland's telecommunication infrastructures and to describe the strategic and operational opportunities which this advanced infras  Click Here

The Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000

10/07/00

Copyright is a species of legal protection that applies to a number of categories of work, including computer programs. Copyright has been recognised by the Irish courts as a property right, supported by statute.  Click Here

The European Online Marketplace: Consumer Complaints 2005

30/06/06

The report hopes to be a useful indication of the development of the e-commerce market within the EU and help identify new and emerging trends.  Click Here

The Importance of an IT Security Policy

09/02/05

The importance of having a good IT security policy in place cannot be underestimated. The following article offers an overview about the best ways to tackle some of the leading IT security policy issues.   Click Here

The National eBusiness Strategy

30/12/04

This document represents the work of a Project Group established in December 2003,led by the Department of Enterprise,Trade & Employment and comprised representatives from Forfás, Enterprise Ireland, Shannon Development and City/County Enterprise Boards.  Click Here

The National eBusiness Strategy - Progress Report

21/04/06

A progress report on the implementation of the recommendations of the strategy was presented to the Minister for Trade, Michael Ahern, TD,in early April 2006. This report outlines progress achieved to date against the thirteen recommendations contained  Click Here

Third Generation Mobile Communication

11/06/02

This Commission document gives an overview of the situation in the third generation (3G) mobile communications sector. It also identifies the main challenges that will need to be addressed in order for 3G services to fulfil their role in the implementatio  Click Here

Virus Protection - 9 Steps to Take Control!

12/12/03

Simple steps that a small company can take to help protect itself from viruses   Click Here

When spam filters stop the message getting through

09/02/05

Email has become the life blood of business-to-business communications but, as everyone knows, it has become swamped with spam. This article gives tips to recipients, ensuring them they get the mail they want.   Click Here

Wireless Communications

08/02/05

Wireless Communications: This report is by Forfás to the Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment. It outlines the key challenges facing the Irish wireless industry today and recommends a series of focused actions that need to be taken going forward  Click Here

Wireless Communications: An Area of Opportunity for Ireland

26/04/04

The value of the mobile data services market is currently estimated at $55 billion and is set to grow to $235 billion by 2010. Such growth offers a strong opportunity for Ireland to establish a robust wireless cluster based on its existing strengths in th  Click Here