10 July 2000
The Centre for Cross Border Studies organised a series of workshops for invited Study Groups of 20-30 practitioners and academics in the main areas covered by its mapping study of North/South co-operation.
The seminar on Information and Communication Technology took place at the Centre for Cross Border Studies, Armagh, and at The Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre, Armagh, on 7 September 2000. Invitations were sent to key individuals in universities and teacher training centres, government departments, trade unions, educational NGOs and other relevant organisations, and a list of those who attended is given below.
To encourage open discussion it is planned to hold the event under the Chatham House rule, which means that views expressed by individuals will not be attributed to them in any publication about the event (without their express consent). The Centre departs slightly from the rule in disclosing the identity of participants, but it may not be assumed that anyone present agreed with any or all of what was said.
Programme
| 09:45 | Tea/coffee |
| 10:15 | Information Age Initiative (Northern Ireland) Professor Fabian Monds (Chair) |
| 10:30 | Information Society Commission(Republic of Ireland) Ms Brenda Boylan |
| 10:45 | The cross-border evolution of Telecom Technologies: Current Trends and Near-Future ImplicationsProfessor Fionn Murtagh, QUB and Dr John Keating, NUI Maynooth |
| 11:00 | Tea/coffee |
| 11.30 | Choice of two workshops: 1) E-commerce: Is it a technology or a business strategy? How well are we dealing with the expressed concerns of businesses? Are our e-commerce campaigns too advanced? Should development agencies North and South be facilitating businesses to develop in both jurisdictions?2) Social Inclusion: Have the social benefits of ICT been forgotten in favour of an economic focus? Are marginalised groups becoming more disadvantaged in the Information Age? How can wider-based community involvement be achieved? |
| 12:45 | Lunch |
| 13:45 | Choice of two workshops: 3) Partnership between Industry and Academia: Are we doing enough to support the process of partnership? Is the ICT industry developing too fast for traditional or effective collaboration with academia?4) Multimedia and the Arts: Have the governments recognised the impact of creative industries to the economy? Is there a need for alternative business models to bring creativity and commerce together? |
| 15:00 | Tea/coffee |
| 15:30 | Report back from workshops |
| 16:00 | Final discussion (chaired by Professor Monds) on future research and policy priorities |
| 17:00 | Close |
Participants
| Andrew Reid | NI Film Commission |
| Andy Pollak | Director, Centre for Cross Border Studies |
| Brenda Boylan | Information Society Commission |
| Brendan Murphy | IT Director, FAS |
| Ciarán Ó Maoláin | Researcher, Centre for Cross Border Studies |
| Professor Dermot Diamond | Research Director, BEST Centre, DCU |
| Dermot Mc Carthy | Sec General to the Government, Department of the Taoiseach |
| Dermot O Doherty | Trade and Business Development Body |
| Edward Friel | Regional Development Office, UU |
| Professor Fabian Monds | Information Age Initiative and Pro Vice Chancellor,UUM |
| Professor Fionn Murtagh | Professor of Computer Science, QUB |
| Frank Vaughan | Chief Executive, National Council for Curriculum and Assessment |
| Dr Gerard O’Connor | National Centre for Laser Applications, NUI Galway |
| Harry Hamill | Business Planning and Information Strategy Manager, BT |
| Helen McQuillan | Research Manager, Eircom Ennis Information Age Town |
| Ina Mc Crumlish | Co-ordinator, Louth/ Enniskillen Opportunities Project |
| Irene Cackett | Managing Director, Nevada tele.com |
| Joe McCormack | Telework Ireland (TWI) |
| Dr John Keating | Snr Lecturer in Computer Science, NUI Maynooth |
| John Boland | Chief Executive, HEAnet Ltd |
| Professor John Hegarty | Dean of Research, Trinity |
| Liam Nellis | Trade and Business Development Body |
| Liam Bradley | Trade & Business Development Body |
| Mairéad Hughes | Administrator,Centre for Cross Border Studies |
| Martin Melarkey | Director, The Nerve Centre |
| Professor Mary Chambers | Co-ordinator of NI Centre for Health Informatics, UUC |
| Mary Corrigan | Management Services Department, NW Health Board |
| Michael Clarke | Asst. Principal, E-business Unit, Dept. of Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
| Dr Norman Aspley | Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Science Park |
| Dr Pat Mc Laughlin | Head of School of Engineering, Institute of Technology Tallaght |
| Dr Patricia Clarke | Researcher, Centre for Cross Border Studies |
| Professor Paul Jeffcutt | Director of Management Knowledge Centre, QUB |
| Sarah Quilty | Cross-Connect Project Manager, UUM |
| Seamus Cleary | Carrickfergus Enterprise Agency |
| Sharon Rolson | Trade and Business Development Body |
| Tom Edgar | Head of the NI Technology Centre, QUB |
| Tom Daly | ACTION, NW Health Board, Manorhamilton |
| Representative | Baltimore Technologies |
| Representative | North/South Ministerial Council |
| Representative | North/South Ministerial Council |
| Dr Ricky Rankin | Manager Parallel Computing Centre, QUB |
| Gerry McGuikin | TSC Consultant |
| George Briggs | Institute of Business Advisors |
| Eddie Lynch | Northern Ireland Growth Challenge |
| Philip Mawhinney | Northern Ireland Growth Challenge |
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