When the government say is it’s global problem they have a point
Today’s report in the Irish Times gives a reasonable summary of just how bad things are around Europe. We have made some serious errors in Ireland – but there is a major international dimension to this. Was interested in listening to economist John Fitzgerald today. Even if we end up putting €20bn into rescuing our [...]
Semantic web in Ireland
Web 2.0 to Web 3.0 and then some!
Ireland – rugby champions of Europe!
What a drama – playing out the final game in the caulron that is the Arms Park. Ireland triumphed – just- over a brave, gallant Welsh team. As in all of the Irish games the two leaders – Brian O’Driscoll and Paul O’Connell led from the front. No other team they’ve met has had this calibre of leadership
Can we stick with the Euro/ Can the Euro stick with us?
Last week it was Gideon Rachman (FT) writing about ‘when Europe begins to melt at the edges’ and today it’s David McWilliams (Sunday Business Post) writing on ‘Fighting for our economic reputation’. Rachman writes about the bind that countries find themselves in when they cannot devalue their currency (because they are part of the euro) and [...]
Europe’s energy exposure to Russia
Project Nabucco aims to provide Europe with access to gas independently of Russia. However the project is not without its problems – in fact it is not entirely clear where the gas can be originated without having an ong oingdependence on Russia anyway. Clemons in his Washington Note posting provides an update on the project’s [...]
When Europe starts to melt at the edges
Gideon Rachman’s article provides excellent food for thought looking at the predicament in whcih the Irish economy finds itself. Rachman focuses on Southern Europe and makes passing reference to Ireland. I am not sure that things are going to be much different here – interesting to see how things will play out – in particular [...]
web 2.0 – how seriously are we taking it?
Dion Hinchcliffe's talk at web 2.0 Europe Dion reflects on the impact of 4 year's of web 2.0. He focuses on the move from 'push' to 'pull' systems. But much of the question is our readiness/ willingness to embrace and exploit the opportunity. Who creates the value? (The network) How much control do we have [...]