Any research and commentary relating to IS on a national level
This week I will highlight some tools and services that can help with solving computer related problems and help farmers and other non-digital natives; https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/agfoodiehelpvideos/introductionandtheworldwideweb/ List of videos on www.agfood.ie that demonstrate how to; – Register – Login – Manage Animal Identification & Movements – Manage the SFP – Manage Calf Registration These videos can be paused
Well, you have not heard from me for a while with just cause I might add. I have been busy overseeing the development and roll-out of a key decision support app for Irish farmers. The big challenge was to develop something that was cross generational (over 70% of farmers in
‘Forget Cristiano Ronaldo, John O’Shea has been our best player this season, what an inspiration!’ (Sir Alex Ferguson). * It’s normally this time of year when I start to review what I have achieved in the last 12 months and attempt to update my CV with the relevant detail. In
Last week I had to go to Kilkenny for the launch of a usability project I am involved in. I got the train before 8am and arrived just after 9am. That was the most complete hour of focus I have had in a long while. I know from trips to
I have been working in the Agri-IT sector for over a year now and have conducted deep research into the adoption of technology by the farming community. All avenues explored to accelerate the adoption of ICT lead to dead ends which I hypothesised in a previous post. I know that
I have been working on a project for the last 6 months or so, trying find solutions to help increase the farming communities ICT adoption rate. There has been many barriers including the usual suspects; lack of broadband infrastructure resistance to change the fear factor lack of training perceived lack
Introduction: The European Union Commission defines a Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) as an enterprise that has fewer than 250 employees and which on its annual balance sheet does not exceed more than €43m. In Ireland, they account for 90% of organisations, of which 85% are seen as micro SMEs
‘Innovation is change that creates a new dimension of performance…the effort to create purposeful, focused change in an enterprise’s economic or social potential’ Peter Drucker – The Discipline of Innovation. The focus on innovations within individual firms can not take place out of the context of complex motivations that drive
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