Investment in information and communication technologies in the Irish education sector

Clare McInerney, Mike Hinchey, Eamonn McQuade

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Abstract

Ireland's economy has experienced phenomenal growth over the last ten years, in particular in the ICT sector. With today's rising global competition, Ireland faces the challenge of sustaining this growth, particularly in the software sector. A core component of this challenge is to produce a steady stream of qualified graduates in the ICT area. Funded by the Irish government, Lero-the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre has begun two educational initiatives to address this issue: the establishment of the Lero Graduate School in Software Engineering (LGSSE) and the Lero Education and Outreach Programme. This paper describes both initiatives in detail and their uniqueness in the Irish context.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEducation and Technology for a Better World - 9th IFIP TC 3 World Conference on Computers in Education, WCCE 2009, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer New York LLC
Pages83-91
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)3642031145, 9783642031144
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Event9th IFIP TC 3 World Conference on Computers in Education, WCCE 2009 - Bento Goncalves, Brazil
Duration: 27 Jul 200931 Jul 2009

Publication series

NameIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume302 AICT
ISSN (Print)1868-4238

Conference

Conference9th IFIP TC 3 World Conference on Computers in Education, WCCE 2009
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CityBento Goncalves
Period27/07/0931/07/09

Keywords

  • Education
  • ICT
  • Informatics
  • LGSSE
  • Networking and collaborations
  • Outreach
  • Programming and problem solving

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