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.

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.

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.