Sean O’Sullivan is trying to turn Ireland into a world leader in science, technology, engineering and maths by redesigning the education system.

The quality of start-up companies being founded in Ireland is improving every year according to influential investor Richard Moran.

According to the pundits it’s time to do some heavy lifting.

Fifty companies from around Ireland pitched to leading Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists yesterday and the chance for the 20 best to travel to California to secure funding.

A two-day summit featuring some of the world’s most influential technology figures is set to position the Cork region as Ireland’s answer to Silicon Valley.

Nice wan, like — the People’s Republic of Cork is getting its own “rebel passport” to mark the Gathering.

The Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has published a 12-month progress report on the 2011 Global Irish Economic Forum.

Aer Lingus and Ryanair’s 90% dominant position at Cork Airport poses a threat to the airport’s Heathrow routes in a takeover situation, Cork Chamber warned yesterday.

ONE hundred of Ireland’s top businesspeople are being asked to serve on the country’s state boards for free.

ONE hundred of Ireland’s top businesspeople are being asked to serve on the country’s state boards for free.

One hundred top-ranking business chiefs from around the world are to offer to help run Irish state agencies free of charge.

Stormont leaders are set for another stateside mission in search of potential investors.

ENTERPRISE Ireland should be measured on the number of Nasdaq quoted companies created here and not just on job creation, a leading entrepreneur has suggested.

IRELAND is to maintain a business centre established in Silicon Valley that will be used to support firms in search of high-tech contracts.

THE University of Limerick will welcome, Craig Barrett, chairman of the Irish Technology Leadership Group (ITLG), along with a delegation of technology executives and investors from Silicon Valley for the third annual Silicon Valley Comes to Ireland 2010 event this week.

IRELAND must work harder to expand its indigenous hi-tech sector, in order to drive economic recovery, former Intel boss Craig Barrett said yesterday.

TWO universities yesterday teamed up with the business and public sector to set up a new energy hub in the mid-west region.

THE Government is establishing a secretariat in Silicon Valley through a €200,000 investment following a recommendation at the recent think-in at Farmleigh.

UP to 35 Irish companies looking to build a presence in the US are to be given the ideal start in a new Irish Innovation Centre which is to open there in January.