Ireland is spending EURO2.5 billion playing catch-up in science, but will that be enough after years of neglect, asks Katharine Davis
THE west coast of Ireland is far more familiar as a handsome backdrop for movies such as The Quiet Man and Ryan’s Daughter than as a site for advanced technology. Nonetheless, Galway Bay is home to a prestigious EURO12 million project based at the Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) which should transform the internet.
DERI is not alone. Ireland finally appears to be serious about the industries of the the 21st century, information technology and biotechnology. DERI is one of five Centres for Science, Engineering and Technology (CSETs) funded by Science Foundation Ireland, which has EURO646 million to invest in research in the two flagship areas. As Ena Prosser, head of the biotech division of Enterprise Ireland, a government funding body, says: “We have a huge base in both those areas so we are well placed ? if we do it smartly.”
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Archive for December, 2004
I’ve released a beta version of my news2vb add-on for vBulletin 3 (just made some updates to the previous news2vb add-on for vBulletin 2).
Basically, this allows you to add headlines from the various Moreover syndicated feed categories to a vBulletin forum. By default, you can choose what categories go to what forums. Alternatively, you can ignore the default categories and generate a custom list of headlines (by searching in the headline keywords or performing a query through the article text).
Just a placeholder for my list of anime on VHS.
Continue reading ‘VHS Anime List’
Two new wikis have been created, one called the Biki or BoardsWiki at boards.ie, and the other is the BJPWiki at boards.jp. Both use the wonderful MediaWiki software that powers Wikipedia.
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