Digital Economy 2023

  Hi everyone! I am back this week to chat about, as the title suggests, Information Systems and the struggles companies can face when implementing them. An information system comprises of interconnected components designed for gathering, storing, manipulating, and transmitting both data and digital information. Information systems can be a valuable asset to an organisation, these systems store and manage data, they improve efficiency, assist with decision making by analysing data, and help complete tasks efficiently, however if the implementation of these systems fail it can be very costly to a company. It is crucial that a business is prepared for the implementation and uses appropriate project management methods. Poor project management can result in running over on time and costs, and never seeing the benefits of the information system. There are many information systems out there to choose from, and finding one to suit the needs of the business requires time, planning and mone...

  There are many reasons why multinationals choose to come to Ireland, below are some of the reasons that I located on the IDA Ireland website under Why Ireland. A very important part of an organisation is its talent, the population of Ireland is highly educated. the education system connects with industry to ensure graduates have the skills needed for fast developing industries.    Through Irelands EU membership, skilled international talent is attracted and already based here Ireland has an international multilingual talent pool, that can serve international markets. As a committed EU member, Ireland is an internationally involved country and also expansive as well as being the only English speaking country in the Eurozone. Lifelong learning is supported through subsidised or free up-skilling or re-skilling programmes. specialist training includes life sciences, digital technology and manufacturing. Ireland serves global markets in technology services, medical devices, ...

  Hello! Welcome to my first ever blog post.  I am Maria and for the next few weeks I will be bringing you along with me on my Digital Economy learning journey. This is my second go at college, the first go was quite some time ago, a time when very few people had PC's and even fewer people had laptops and we were using dial up internet.  My early work experience was retail, mostly family businesses, in these roles we used little to no information systems the majority of recorded information was paper based. This meant that a lot of time was spent filing, orgainsing, and searching for information. Many times information was incorrect due to human error.   In 2019 I began work in Rigney Dolphin/RelateCare in Waterford, here I was introduced to using information systems on a daily basis. these systems were; Salesforce - CRM, Oracle, and the HSE's National Schemes Viewer. Last semester I completed my work placement with Vhi in Kilkenny, here I used systems such as; Core ...