Tag Archives: Broadband

e-Work, Remote work and Hubs, Some Recent Evidence

Posted on November 18, 2019 by WDC Insights

Introduction The WDC produced the Policy Briefing e-Working in the Western Region in March 2017, see here. This briefing aimed to quantify the extent of e-working in the Western Region and nationally and set out policy recommendations. Since then e-working … Continue reading →

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The Benefits as well as the Costs of the National Broadband Plan

Posted on June 17, 2019 by WDC Insights

There are significant benefits associated with the planned rollout of the National Broadband Plan (NBP), though the recent media coverage seemed to focus largely on the costs. A review of newspaper headlines over the period following the announcement of the … Continue reading →

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Measuring Rural Poverty – It’s Complicated!

Posted on February 7, 2019 by WDC Insights

The CSO released the latest data on Income and Living Conditions last December, see here. The headline figures indicate a rise in incomes – increasing by 4.7% between 2016 and 2017, which in turn was higher than the figures five … Continue reading →

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A year in review: WDC Policy Analysis 2018

Posted on January 3, 2019 by WDC Insights

Happy New Year from the WDC Policy Analysis team!  As we all try to settle back into work and look forward to 2019 (well as much as anyone can with Brexit looming large on the horizon) it’s a good chance … Continue reading →

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Small and Medium Sized Business in Ireland: What are the issues?

Posted on November 16, 2018 by WDC Insights

Earlier this year the WDC made a submission to the Seanad Public Consultation Committee. They are currently investigating the issue of Small and Medium Sized Businesses in Ireland.  Last Tuesday we were among 15 individuals and organisations invited to address … Continue reading →

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Is e-Working on the Increase?

Posted on October 3, 2018 by WDC Insights

There has been much talk recently of an increase in e-working but does the evidence support the idea that it is more prevalent? Technology development and in particular high speed broadband enables much office based work to be conducted remotely … Continue reading →

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Issues for the Western Region’s SMEs

Posted on September 5, 2018 by WDC Insights

The WDC recently made a submission to the Seanad Public Consultation Committee on the important topic of Small and Medium Sized Businesses in Ireland. In our submission we highlighted that the Western Region is a predominantly rural region with 65% … Continue reading →

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Broadband benefits – but when?

Posted on June 11, 2018 by WDC Insights

Recent statistics show that Ireland will not meet the EU 2020 targets for the universal availability of fast broadband[1]. Like other EU states, in Ireland there are particular challenges delivering fast broadband to rural areas and this is not helped … Continue reading →

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What are the Capital Infrastructure Priorities for the Western Region?

Posted on May 5, 2017 by WDC Insights

Last week the WDC made a Submission to the Public Consultation on the Mid-term Review of the Capital Plan 2016-2021. The consultation sought views as to what should be included in the current Plan (€42 billion), over and above what … Continue reading →

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Census 2016- Understanding Change in the Western Region

Posted on April 10, 2017 by WDC Insights

The Summary Results (Part 1) of the 2016 Census of Population were released last week (6th April), with information on population, and corrections to the preliminary results, as well as a number of other statistics giving an overall picture of … Continue reading →

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