Digital transformation drives demand for new skills

This article first appeared in IT-Online, on January 11 2018. Research shows that digital transformation, plans to adopt artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, and a race to offer customers new digital experiences...

Don’t Look Abroad for Skilled Employees; Upskill Existing Staff

PRESS RELEASE 07, March 2017 The solution to Ireland’s digital skills shortage is not to employ more IT staff either from Ireland or overseas, but to invest in building the digital skills of existing staff. That’s according to...

Driving Organisational Change Through Learning

Interview with Antonio Palacios What is a Learning Experience Manager? A Learning Experience Manager is the convergence of two different roles that exist right now, one in the field of software or design, which is that of the user experience...

Empowering the Digital Citizen

A ground-breaking Industry Project that enables information on digital rights to be shared across the entire community: interview with graduate Eoghan Coleman and industry expert Daniel Griffin. Tasked with bringing digital citizenship to the wider community, a team of...

Enhance Your Soft Skills And Give Your Career a Competitive Advantage

Soft skills are becoming increasingly important for career progression in organizations globally. In this article we look at why organizations are prioritising candidates who have strong soft skills over more technical abilities and we speak to Prof. Yossi...

Entrepreneurial Insights & Useful Resources: Damien Downes, Curriculum Lead

Damien is Curriculum Lead on our ”Digital Business Managers & Marketers” Stream.  What is your background, what led you to be a lecturer at the Digital Skills Academy? I have twenty years commercial experience, and after working in...

Essential Design Principles Vital for a Successful App

For the majority of publicly available apps a key factor in their success is likely to be one of the big app stores. App stores can be a great resource when designing and developing an app. They provide comprehensive search...

Exclusive Interview With Larry Kim: Influential PPC Expert, Founder of Wordstream

Founder and CTO, @larrykim   Introducing Wordstream - what is it, and how does it help businesses? WordStream is a super easy to use platform for advertising on Facebook and Google AdWords. It’s used by over 10,000 customers worldwide...