Attending the recent Mavric conference gave us an insight into virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) in their many guises – from Ghostbusting to real-life applications in construction, surgery, education, training, and athletic...
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The Future of Work: Tech Talk
This week, it@cork kicked off its 2017 Tech Talk series at the brand-new Republic of Work facility in Cork city. Republic of Work CEO DC Cahalane clearly took pride in showcasing his latest venture to the local business and tech community. The facility is a...
Techcomm Upskilling Survey: A Finger on the Pulse
Techcomm surveys are a finger on the pulse of the profession. It benefits all of us in the techcomm community to maintain an up-to-date, evidence-based understanding of industry requirements, expectations, and trends. As techcomm professionals, we are particularly...
The Internet of Things: Insights from CeBIT
One of the major events on the tech calendar is CeBIT, which takes place in Hannover, Germany annually, and brings together a wide spectrum of B2B industries. This year, the lead theme of the event, 'd!conomy: join – create – succeed', focused attention on the digital...
Improving Techcomm Education Through Stronger Industry-Academic Collaboration
The topic of technical communication education has come to prominence in the blogosphere in recent months, with contributors such as Danielle Villegas and Larry Kunz bringing the topic back to the attention of the techcomm community. The sense of disconnect between...
And the Winner is… TWi Recognised as Top ‘Emerging’ Company
We're celebrating after taking first prize in the ‘Emerging’ category of Cork Chamber's 2015 Cork Company of the Year Awards. The announcement was made at the Cork Chamber Annual Dinner, which took place at City Hall on Friday, February 6th. On receiving the prize,...