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EU AI Act Moves Closer to Adoption
The EU’s new AI Act has been approved by EU Member States, clearing the way for its final vote in the European Parliament and eventual adoption over the coming years. The Act has been the subject of intense lobbying and debate, representing a distinct approach to regulating artificial intelligence.
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Scratch Competition Launched
The latest Scratch Competition has launched, run by the Irish Computer Society (ICS) and supported by Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre. The Scratch Competition promotes computing and software development at both primary and secondary school levels.
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Agreement Reached on European AI Act
EU lawmakers reached an agreement on the text of the AI Act on Friday, following a marathon negotiating session between the European Parliament, European Commission, and Council of Ministers, which represents Member States. The Act, which sets out rules for artificial intelligence across the EU, is based on regulating more harmful uses of AI more…
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ICS Launches New Website
As part of an overhaul of our systems to help the Irish Computer Society better serve its Members, we are excited to announce that we have relaunched our website, ics.ie.
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ICS supporting Longford County Council’s ‘Computer Science for Leaving Cert’ Initiative
Longford County Council is committed to supporting every secondary school in Longford to introduce Computer Science as a leaving certificate subject, making Longford the first county in Ireland to do so.
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HISI at the HSE and eHealth Ireland’s ‘Better Together for Digital Health Conference 2023’
The HSE and eHealth Ireland National Digital Health Conference ‘Better Together for Digital Health 2023’ took place at the National Convention Centre, Dublin on Friday, 1 December 2023.
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ICS at the ‘Women in Tech’ Fast Track Into Technology Event
Lucy Hayes, our Partnership Development Manager, represented ICS at the second annual Fast Track Into Technology (FIT) ‘Women in Technology’ event in November. Aimed at inspiring secondary school girls into careers in technology and STEM, the event brought together hundreds of girls and their teachers with professionals and organisations in technology and affiliated sectors.
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Over 11,000 Students Take Part in the Bebras Competition
The Bebras® Computing Challenge in an international initiative that introduces computational thinking to students, by allowing them to solve interactive tasks online. It is run in over 60 countries and takes place every November. The tasks can be answered without prior knowledge about computational thinking or information and communication technology.
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GSE UK Conference on ‘Where Technology and Talent Meet Tomorrow’ Held
The GSE UK conference, ‘Where Technology and Talent Meet Tomorrow’, ran from Monday 30th October to Thursday 2nd November. This was the biggest and best so far, with more than 250 sessions in 20 Streams and over 600 delegates. Aileen Wynne, FICS and member of WITS Ireland, chaired the Women in IT stream. As this…
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New Report Shows Widespread Lack of Web Accessibility Across Irish Organisations
Only 27% of the top 100 companies in Ireland have worked to make their websites accessible, according to the Irish Digital Accessibility Index 2023, published by the National Council for the Blind (NCBI). These results are particularly concerning, as they are essentially unchanged from last year, and there are only two years remaining before new…