Digital and information technology sector in Northern Ireland

April 2015

NISP project offers paid internship and chance to win £10k

2015-05-06T20:47:38+01:00April 13th, 2015|Social Innovation|

The Northern Ireland Science Park has just launched a new programme designed to encourage budding entrepreneurs with a paid internship and the opportunity to win £10,000. Generation Innovation is a network for Northern Ireland’s most ambitious, innovative, creative and entrepreneurial teens. It's aimed at budding entrepreneurs, gamers, App developers, programmers, engineers, [...]

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BelTech conference launched today

2016-11-02T09:49:09+00:00April 1st, 2015|ICT & Digital|

Technology experts from global companies such as Google, Bitnet and Datasnap will be flying into Belfast from 29th April until 1st May to address digital enthusiasts at this year’s BelTech conference. The event, which is curated by Northern Ireland based digital solutions provider Kainos, will profile Belfast as a top European technological [...]

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March 2015

2015 EU Social Innovation Competition launched

2016-11-02T09:49:11+00:00March 24th, 2015|Social Innovation|

The 2015 European Social Innovation Competition has been launched, with €50 000 in prize money for the top three project ideas. Now in its third year, the competition is aimed at individuals and organisations that have 'game changing' ideas for EU social innovation projects. This years’ theme ‘New Ways to [...]

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£38m investment in QUB cyber security centre

2016-11-02T09:49:12+00:00March 19th, 2015|ICT & Digital|

A major investment of up to £38 million is set to establish Queen’s University Belfast as a world-leading research and innovation hub for cyber security for Smart Cities and the Internet of Things. The funding, which has been awarded as part of a major expansion of the Centre for Secure [...]

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Web Summit to hold two conferences in Belfast

2016-11-02T09:49:12+00:00March 16th, 2015|ICT & Digital|

The organisers of Dublin's Web Summit will hold two conferences in Belfast in June. The events, which will be held between 15 and 19 June at the T13 venue in the Titanic Quarter, are called EnterConf and MoneyConf. EnterConf will be focused on enterprise software, while MoneyConf will cover financial [...]

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February 2015

Kainos creates 403 new jobs in Belfast and Derry

2015-05-06T20:50:09+01:00February 27th, 2015|ICT & Digital|

Kainos Software Ltd is creating 403 new jobs in Belfast and Londonderry. Kainos is a leading technology solutions company operating primarily in the UK, and with customers in the USA and in continental Europe. Their CTO Tom Gray is Vice Chairman of the MATRIX ICT/Digital Horizon Panel. Invest Northern Ireland [...]

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Life & Health Sciences Report launched

2016-11-02T09:49:12+00:00February 5th, 2015|Life & Health Sciences|

The second MATRIX Life & Health Sciences Foresight Report suggests that there is a significant opportunity to grow Northern Ireland’s economy and address increasing health requirements if businesses, government and universities worked together more closely.  Download the MATRIX Life and Health Sciences Foresight Report 2015 The life and health sciences [...]

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June 2014

New £8.1m centre at Queen’s announced

2016-11-02T09:49:12+00:00June 2nd, 2014|ICT & Digital|

The announcement that a Queen's University Belfast led collaboration with the University of Glasgow and industry has received £8.1m for a new centre to tackle some of the challenges created by the increasing quantities of data generated by society has been welcomed by MATRIX Chair, Dr Bryan Keating. Dr Keating [...]

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September 2013

Creativity is alive and kicking – Clare Passmore

2016-11-02T09:49:12+00:00September 19th, 2013|STEM|

Following an absence of a few years, I made a return visit to this year’s Ulster University Summer Exhibition to see the work produced by our future design leaders. I was struck by the exceptional quality of the students’ digital media exhibits and the ambition of these young people to [...]

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