The Development of an Informatics Industry Sector in Ireland,

Abstract

The explosive growth of informatics and the movement towards the information society in this decade and the next has come about as a result of technological advances in a number of related areas-, Computer hardware, both mainframe and peripherals, Computer software, particularly on-line systems developments and database management systems, Advances in data transmission using telecommunications systems. Through its industrial job creating agency, the Industrial Development Authority, the Irish Government has succeeded in establishing considerable activity and expertise in the country in both the hardware manufacturing area, and increasingly, in the export software area, and in conjunction with the Department of Posts and Telegraphs, in the manufacture of telecommunications equipment. Some comments on each of these areas may be of interest to the Conference.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADP001466

Entities

People

  • D. P. Hanna

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Transmission
  • Database Management Systems
  • Databases
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Mainframe Computers

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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