Is The Perception Of Tech Startups Going To Change From Being Heroes To Villains This Decade?
It was a pleasure to catchup in January with my friend from my Startup Ireland days, Donna Harris.
Dargan Forum 2023 Provides a Master Class on Digital First Communities and the Power of Collaboration
Is your community ready for the challenges and opportunities of the next five, ten, or twenty years?
Ireland has achieved remarkable things over the last century, and now we’ve built a stable, resilient economy with achievements in health, quality of life, and life span.
Our big news- the Dargan Forum on Digital First Communities will take place on 6th July as part of Coastival
When I look back over my life (yes, I've reached a point where I do that occasionally) I realise that I've always tried to leverage the positive benefits of technology to make things better in the things that I’ve done.
Residentialisation Of Dún Laoghaire Town Will Push Small Businesses Out!
Residentialisation of Dún Laoghaire Town will push small businesses out - Why? Because for the past 10 years property zoned residential is worth vastly more than property that is zoned commercial.
DigitalHQ Submission To Meeting 2 Of The Enterprise Digital Advisory Forum Topic - Digital Skills
Digitalisation & Rural Ireland - The Figures - 96% of SMEs are Micro with fewer than 10 employees and by business demography are the largest form of business unit in rural counties (source - Seanad Public Consultation Committee Report on Small and Medium Sized Businesses in Ireland 2019).
21st Century Ireland Will Need Social Change At Scale And That Is The Role Of Social Enterprise
This guest post was written by our Project Director as part of our involvement in the Department of Rural & Community Development Awareness Raising initiatives for Social Enterprise (ARISE) Scheme.
The National Hubs Network Isn't About The Number Of 'Bums On Seats' Or App Downloads
"So are they the future, or a potential white elephant? The answer is closer to the first but they have been a bit of a slow burn." Personally I feel we really need to reframe the debate about hubs.
DigitalHQ Project Director Named 'Digital Local Hero' At The National .IE #DigitalTownAwards
The .IE Digital Town Awards took place yesterday with awards for 7 categories to address digital enhancement and adoption in Ireland.
DIGITALHQ Welcomes Launch Government’s ‘DIGITAL IRELAND FRAMEWORK’ & ‘TOWN CENTRES FIRST’ Policies
It's the old adage, you wait ages for a bus and then 2 come at the same time! Last week saw the Government release its long awaited National Digital Strategy
Does Despondency About Irish Towns Sell More Papers?
This question came into my mind as I read Simon Carswell's article in the The Irish Times today, hopelessness is the currency of the media's narrative about Ireland's towns.
We Believe That The Future Of Towns And Small Businesses Are Completely Intertwined - We Need To Act
Thanks to ThinkBusiness for an excellent article covering our mission and impact report for 2020, please see the article here - https://www.thinkbusiness.ie/articles/towns-small-busineses-digitalhq-impact-report/
DigitalHQ Gets A Great Write Up In ThinkBusiness
Many thanks to ThinkBusiness for a great overview of how our DigitalHQ hub serves Dún Laoghaire Town.