Artificial Intelligence is in the sights of regulators around the world, with major and diverse new legislation on AI rules being brought forward in the EU, USA, and China, amongst others. Individual countries have also brought in regulation of specific AI tools in response to the recent rapid development of Large Language Models such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google’s LAMDBA.At the ...
Tuesday, May 2nd
The European Commission has launched a consultation on new rules for researchers to access data from large online platforms. The call for feedback on a ‘delegated regulation on data access provided for in the Digital Services Act’ comes as the Commission designated a number of companies and organisations as ‘Very Large Online Platforms’ and ‘Very Large Search Engines’, meaning they will be subject to ...
Tuesday, May 2nd
Nominees for the 2023 edition of the Tech Excellence Awards have been announced. The awards, which will be hosted by Shay Byrne of RTE, will take place on 25 May in Dun Laoghaire. Nominees for 19 categories have been announced and three additional awards will be announced on the night.Among the nominees for the awards, recognising excellence across the Irish tech sector, are ICS corporate members, ...
Tuesday, May 2nd
Run in Ireland by the Irish Computer Society, the aim of Bebras is to get students all over the world excited about computing. This year’s Bebras Challenge saw almost 8,000 students take part in the initial round over November and December 2022. The in-person final is scheduled to take place at Maynooth University on May 6th 2023. Bebras is an international initiative aiming to promote computer ...
Wednesday, March 29th
The ICS in partnership with the Centre for Excellence in Universal Design at the National Disability Authority is offering a series of information seminars in spring of 2023, to help public bodies and other organisations understand how small decisions have an impact on peoples’ ability to access, understand and use digital content and services. Everyone has a part to play, from project managers to web ...
Wednesday, December 21st
Why is accessibility important? What can I do about it? The ICS in partnership with the Centre for Excellence in Universal Design at the National Disability Authority is offering a series of information and training webinars, to help public bodies and other organisations understand how small decisions have an impact on peoples’ ability to access, understand and use digital content and services. Everyone has ...
Wednesday, August 31st
The Irish Computer Society (ICS) in partnership with the Centre for Excellence in Universal Design at the National Disability Authority (NDA) recently finished a successful four-part series on Web Accessibility. The series aimed to help public bodies and other organisations understand how small decisions have an impact on disabled peoples’ access to websites and mobile apps. Over four events, we explored accessibility choices, universal ...
Thursday, June 9th
Why is accessibility important? What can I do about it? The ICS in partnership with the Centre for Excellence in Universal Design at the National Disability Authority is offering a series of information and training webinars, to help public bodies and other organisations understand how small decisions have an impact on disabled peoples’ access to websites and mobile apps. Everyone has a part to ...
Thursday, April 14th
Employers in Ireland have significant concerns about labour and skills gaps, according to the OECD Ireland Skills Strategy Report, published by the Irish Government to kick off the 2023 European Year of Skills in Ireland. The report was launched earlier this month by Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, and Niall Collins, Minister of State for Skills and Further ...
Wednesday, May 31st
The Association of Data Protection Officers in Ireland and ICS held the 14th Annual Data Protection Conference – ‘Beyond Policy: How can data protection keep pace with the world of technology?’ in Croke Park, Dublin on May 16th. The Irish community of cross-sectoral Data Protection professionals came together last week to engage on the challenges and opportunities driven by the major developments in fast-moving technology. ...
Wednesday, May 24th
ADPO has contributed to a new CEDPO paper setting out considerations for organisations and data protection officers when completing the current questionnaire from the Data Protection Commission and other Statutory Authorities. The questionnaire, which is part of a Europe-wide initiative, was sent to 100 Irish organisations with registered Data Protection Officers from a range of sectors. More information and access to the full paper is ...
Wednesday, May 24th
The EU plans to invest over €122 million in strengthening digital technologies and competences across the EU. The funds are being made available through a series of calls for proposals under the Digital Europe Programme, and are open to the public, private and non-profit sectors. Within the package of investment, €32 million will be for projects to set up a Network of Safer Internet Centres. A ...
Monday, May 22nd
Artificial Intelligence is in the sights of regulators around the world, with major and diverse new legislation on AI rules being brought forward in the EU, USA, and China, amongst others. Individual countries have also brought in regulation of specific AI tools in response to the recent rapid development of Large Language Models such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google’s LAMDBA.At the ...
Tuesday, May 2nd
The European Commission has launched a consultation on new rules for researchers to access data from large online platforms. The call for feedback on a ‘delegated regulation on data access provided for in the Digital Services Act’ comes as the Commission designated a number of companies and organisations as ‘Very Large Online Platforms’ and ‘Very Large Search Engines’, meaning they will be subject to ...
Tuesday, May 2nd
Nominees for the 2023 edition of the Tech Excellence Awards have been announced. The awards, which will be hosted by Shay Byrne of RTE, will take place on 25 May in Dun Laoghaire. Nominees for 19 categories have been announced and three additional awards will be announced on the night.Among the nominees for the awards, recognising excellence across the Irish tech sector, are ICS corporate members, ...
Tuesday, May 2nd
Run in Ireland by the Irish Computer Society, the aim of Bebras is to get students all over the world excited about computing. This year’s Bebras Challenge saw almost 8,000 students take part in the initial round over November and December 2022. The in-person final is scheduled to take place at Maynooth University on May 6th 2023. Bebras is an international initiative aiming to promote computer ...
Wednesday, March 29th
