Nathan's Digital Economy News

Hey guys! Hope you enjoyed last weeks post and feel like you know me more now. I'm back again and this week we are going to discuss the reasons why Ireland is such a great country to do business in with the focus on foreign direct investment (FDI). We are going to delve into four key areas in today’s discussion...these include talent, infrastructure, quality of life and Ireland’s economy. Talent Highly Educated Graduates First off, we have an extremely highly educated population in Ireland. The skilled graduates contribute hugely to the technology and science sectors. A few interesting statistics surrounding this statement are that we have the highest measure of STEM graduates per capita of 20–29-year-olds in the EU. In addition to this 62.3% of 23–34-year-olds have completed third level education. I this is a huge credit to the robust education system in this country! Ongoing Talent Development The ongoing development of individuals is highly recognised in Ireland....

Hey guys! Nathan Duke here and this is my first post here.  First off let me give you a quick background about myself and who I am.  I'm studying Human Resource Management in SETU Waterford. Ican't believe it’s my final year of college. It has flown by! I'm 20 years old and living in Wexford in the South-East of Ireland.  For my work placement I worked in Bank of New York Mellon within a global training team. This was an interesting and exciting experience. I learned a huge amount about how important continuous learning and development is. Working with a supportive and friendly group of people really enhanced this experience for me! Let me ask you a question...when you think of digital economy what do you think about? When I ask myself this question I think about transactions, activities and economic process that are integrated with digital technologies in everyday life. The fact that we use these systems at home, in education and work is mind blowing! Earlier...