ICT in Schools

27May, 2016

Irish Computer Society Tech Week 2016 a Big Success

By |May 27th, 2016|Events, ICT in Schools, IFIP, Robotics|0 Comments

It’s been another fantastic year for Ireland’s festival of technology, Tech Week 2016. Tens of thousands of students, parents, teachers and members of the public participated in the various activities, with technology enthusiasts organising events all across Ireland including career talks, workshops, lectures, coding activities and much more.

A multi-component initiative of the Irish Computer Society, […]

23March, 2016

World Conference on Computers in Education (WCCE) 2017 Announces Call for Papers

By |March 23rd, 2016|Events, ICT in Schools, IFIP|0 Comments

The World Conference on Computers in Education (WCCE 2017) has announced a Call for Papers.

Organised by IFIP and hosted by the Irish Computer Society (ICS), WCCE 2017 will take place in Dublin on 3-6 July 2017 and is certain to be the ICT and Education event to attend next year.

The conference will operate under the banner […]

17March, 2016

IFIP Collaborates with the International Baccalaureate (IB)

By |March 17th, 2016|Events, ICT in Schools, IFIP, social media|0 Comments

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme is maintaining the currency of a key technology-related subject through an on-going collaboration with IFIP’s Technical Committee 9 (TC9), which focuses on Computers and Society.

The Information Technology in a Global Society (ITGS) subject forms part of the two year Diploma Programme offered to students aged 16 – 19 years […]

3December, 2015

Global ICT Education Conference Seeks Presenters

By |December 3rd, 2015|Events, ICT in Schools, IFIP|0 Comments

MEDIA RELEASE

 
Global ICT Education Conference Seeks Presenters
IFIP SaITE 2016 Conference Issues Call for Papers
Thursday 3 December 2015 : One of the world’s most important conferences exploring the use of technology in education, IFIP SaITE 2016, has issued a Call for Papers inviting potential speakers to submit their ideas for presentations and workshops.

To be held in […]

9September, 2015

Women Take the Spotlight at the IFIP World Computer Congress 2015

By |September 9th, 2015|Big Data, Cloud Computing, Events, ICT in Schools, IFIP, IoT - Internet of Things, Professionalism in ICT, Robotics, WCC|0 Comments

MEDIA RELEASE
Women Take the Spotlight at the IFIP World Computer Congress 2015
Women to Present Three of Seven Plenary Addresses at
Global ICT Gathering in South Korea
Wednesday 9 September 2015 – Women ICT professionals will present three of the seven plenary addresses at next month’s IFIP World Computer Congress 2015 (WCC 2015) being held in Daejeon, South […]

16June, 2015

International ICT Societies Call for More Technology Education in Schools

By |June 16th, 2015|ACM, Big Data, CEPIS, Cloud Computing, ICT in Schools, IFIP, IoT - Internet of Things, Robotics, social media|0 Comments

Media Release

 
International ICT Societies Call for More Technology Education in Schools to Avert ICT Skill Crisis
 

Tuesday, 16 June 2015 – An historic meeting of international ICT leaders has called for governments across Europe to urgently introduce Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) subjects into their school curriculums in order to better equip students for today’s digitally […]