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Friday, June 24, 2005
Ireland can be an e-learning leader - John Kennedy, Silicon Republic
With more than 60 companies engaged in the e-learning sector, Ireland is poised to capitalise internationally on the e-learning phenomenon. However, a conference heard earlier today, there is some way to go before the benefits of e-learning are fully exploited in the interests of Ireland’s society and economy. Brendan O’Sullivan, chief executive of Thirdforce plc, speaking at the national eLearning New Frontiers conference in Dublin this morning, organised by Hibernia College, cited the UK as a prime example of a country that has placed a high priority on upskilling entire population groups with initiatives to provide technology, literacy and numeracy skills through the medium of online learning. “The United States has also grasped the power of e-learning with a market that is currently at over 3.5 billion dollars in 2005.
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