10-year-old computers stopping ITs from being at the cutting edge

Decade-old computers and IT equipment are stopping institutes of technology from being at the cutting edge of their fields, a new report warns. 

College managers and staff representatives have backed the call for urgent capital investment and increased general funding for the 14 institutes of technology.

It was made in a Higher Education Authority (HEA) financial review of the sector which, as reported in the Irish Examiner yesterday, showed several institutes risk running out of cash in the next year.