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A referendum is not a beta test
In my last post I wrote about the firefighting measures Facebook has promised in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal where 87 million account holders had their data used without consent to...
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GDPR or something like it
As we head into the last month of GDPR preparations it’s interesting to see how US companies are treating the sea change in how personal data is generated, stored and processed. Based on Mark...
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Movement on blended reality at ARVR Innovate
If this year’s ARVR Innovate had a tag line it would have been along the lines of ‘waiting for the other shoe to drop’. This isn’t a bad thing, merely an acknowledgement that we’re still lacking a...
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DCU final year expo demonstrates variety of STEM career options
This year’s DCU Faculty of Engineering & Computing Final Year Project Expo provided a valuable window on the state of STEM (science technology engineering maths) education in Ireland and the areas...
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Cryptocurrency the least interesting application of blockchain
My key take home from last week’s MoneyConf at the RDS was simple: cryptocurrency is the worst application of blockchain. Even worse, it’s probably the most damaging and certainly one that’s likely to...
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The end of the Netflix effect
There was good news this week for the audiovisual sector with the release of a government action plan designed to position Ireland as a global hub. It’s key measure sounds reasonable enough, it’s...
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No such thing as a free torrent
Last week I wrote about how Irish consumers were turning their backs on subscription-based services and returning to illegal file sharing websites. The story was particularly bad news for content...
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Time to disconnect the National Broadband Plan
Whenever I write about the National Broadband Plan these days it’s in the context of a player abandoning the tender process. I thought eir’s departure, leaving enet/SSE as the lone bidder would bring...
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Google location scandal the first big test of GDPR
Right now I’m imagining EU tech czar Margrethe Vestager is sitting in her office composing two letters to an imaginary successor to be read in sequence. The first letter, designed to deflect blame and...
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Bridging the talent gap is all down to values
Health, wealth and wisdom – the three components of any life well lived. Most of us will have the benefit of at best two of the above, and a new survey by Deloitte says millennials have largely given...
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ODPC must use Facebook breach to set standards
Back in August I wrote that Google’s unauthorised gathering of user data would be a defining moment for GDPR. What a difference a few months make. Last Friday’s admission by Facebook that almost 50...
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All about the numbers
Three statistics-based stories came across my desk this that warrant a passing mention. First, here some notable dates for your shopping calendar: Black Friday is 23 November, Cyber Monday is 26...
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Gen Z untroubled by prospect of AI
There’s nothing like a bit of demography to make you feel old. As if we haven’t heard enough about millennials a new report from Dell is looking at the inner lives of Generation Z – those born around...
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A view askew of the new year
It’s been fun watching the last 12 months of emerging technology yet I have to wonder if so much has emerged that the the IT industry won’t be able to keep up with demand – or convince the right people...
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Brexit Ireland: A prologue
One of the big stories in today’s business pages is the establishement of a £100 million fund by Draper Espirit to support digital businesses based in Europe. The plan is a continuation of a...
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There’s a metric for that
A report on Axios this week raised a debate that should resonate with anyone with a yen for analytics: how can we measure happiness/wellbeing? Opinions vary from the prosaic ‘all you need is love’ to...
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The golden age of distraction
Unlike most of my friends, colleagues, well-wishers, not-so-wellwishers, etc I was not watching the opening episode of Game of Thrones last weekend. I have nothing against the show. I’m sure it’s...
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When the numbers stack up against you
All things being equal, I should be in Australia. If you are a professional educated to masters or PhD level looking for a new job then you should consider it, too. However, if you’re an entrepreneur...
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Proposed NBP alternative nothing but hot eir
In Granahan McCourt we have a preferred bidder for the National Broadband Plan but we have yet to see any winners in business or consumer spaces. In fact, we have yet to see anything at all. Here is...
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Tuned in to reality
Chord cutters all over the country gave a cry of anguish this morning with the news that the TV licence was being replaced with an all-purpose “device independent broadcasting charge”. From 2024 it...
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