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A Peril Of Innovation; Guard Your Babies

Irish companies are losing out “hugely” because they fail to properly protect their innovations, according to Michael O’Duffy, CEO of the Centre for Software Engineering at DCU. It was a stark warning that all your valuable work could be taken from under your nose if you fail to look after it. His comment came at…

Innovate by Design — Not by Accident

Continuing their series of talks at the Irish Computer Society (ICS), Michael O’Duffy of DCU’s Centre for Software Engineering and David Trevitt of Business Knowledge Innovation advised on how to exploit innovation. Their talk was the third in a series on the subject. O’Duffy cited research that design is the core to market differentiation. Most…