Excerpts: What are you working on now? I just completed publishing my first digital solo art show "Sea Watcher" to coincide with World Oceans Day.[i] With the COVID-19 social distancing rules in place, the United Nations in partnership with Oceanic Globalprepared a fascinating lineup of talks focusing on the theme of “innovation for a sustainable ocean.” UN World Oceans […] Read on » Quick catch up with artist Serife Akkan about her work and its digital exposition. What are you working on now? I just completed launching my first digital solo art show "One Door One Hundred Trees"[1] after receiving rave reviews for my painting running to the oasis[2] a desertification themed painting I made for World Desertification Day on […] Read on » Among the awardees are companies expanding work to use their technologies to mitigate the hardships of COVID-19 on children and youth Eight technology companies in developing and emerging economies will receive investment from the UNICEF Cryptocurrency Fund (CryptoFund) to solve local and global challenges. The CryptoFund will invest 125 ETH in the eight companies – from seven countries – […] Read on » Business takeaways from COVID19, by Heimo Hammer CEO of kraftwerk group COVID-19 has completely shaken up most business around the world. Leaders and businesses are having to adapt and rethink their structure to survive in a post-coronavirus future. The speakers at the Virtual Fast Forward Forum discussed how these trends will impact the economy, and […] Read on » With financial strain being one of the leading causes of stress amongst Irish people, today sees the launch of Olivia, a ground-breaking, AI-powered financial assistant that proactively helps you adjust your spending habits and ultimately save more money. Olivia brought to the Irish market exclusively with Irish Life, applies artificial intelligence to determine individual spending […] Read on » By Yuri Cataldo, Strategist yuricataldo.com interesting article with some positive insights during these Covid-19 times How founders looking to start a company now can use the recession to their advantage, help shape the “new normal” of funding, and innovate their way into the next big thing. It started with an email. The financial crisis of 2007 […] Read on » Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) has been inducted as the first Irish member of the Association of European Renewable Energy Research Centres (EUREC). Founded in 1991, EUREC represents European research centres which are active in the area of renewable energy. It consists of 38 different members from 16 different countries. LIT's Development Unit, based in […] Read on » A different theory, and some tried and tested solutions, by Neil Gabbie There's lots of talk about stress these days. Pre-pandemic, there was Brexit and failed elections, then Covid-19 came along. And even whilst it's still here with us, there's rioting across the US and protests across the world. It's tough to be a human […] Read on » Interesting interview with Pascal Derrien, from the SPADE Enterprise Centre who explains the concept of social enterprising. What is your own background briefly? Well I am originally from France and landed on Irish shores in 1998. While I have worked in France for Sony for 8 years I have spent most of my professional life […] Read on » Prof. Doug Leith and Dr Stephen Farrell at the School of Computer Science and Statistics at Trinity College Dublin have published new studies on the use of contact tracing apps on public transport and on the Google/Apple API on which the apps are based. Prof. Doug Leith said: "We carried out an independent 'due diligence' […] Read on » | |