Is the Smart Economy Really That Smart

INNOVATE MEDIA 09 asks some pertinent questions about the smart economy by examining how digital media and creative industries figure in delivering results. Will recent Irish initiatives such as the proposed International Content Services Centre really pan out? Or should investment be focused in other areas? The Media Cube at the Institute of Art Design and Technology hosts a half-day event on 16 December 2009 to explore where the smart economy is headed. Confirmed speakers include Sarah Newman from Dragon’s Den, Paul Rellis, Managing Director of Microsoft Ireland and Joan Mulvihill, CEO of the Irish Internet Association. More than 100 people have registered at MediaCube.ie/innovatemedia and participants will discuss the direction digital media and creative industries are likely to take in the next two years. I wonder how accurate the predictions will be in the handheld space.

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