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Groups in Dungarvan are working together to try and create a digital transformation hub in the town.
The initiative is a joint venture between Waterford Council, Dungarvan Chamber, Waterford LEO and a number of industry partners.
The aim is to enable Dungarvan to achieve its potential and become a thriving 21st century town.
The initial focus of the Hub will be on providing safe, remote workspace in the town centre for people currently struggling while working from home due to the Covid pandemic. And for those people who will be in a blended working situation over the next number of years.
were Jim Flash Gordan and Emer Powell Facilitator, Boxworks.Photo: John Power
Leading digital representative body, Digital Business Ireland, announced the winners and runners-up of their inaugural Digital Awards on Friday February 26th. Digital Business Ireland in partnership with title sponsor, permanent TSB, launched the Digital Awards in October 2020 to promote and mark best practice in digital businesses, digital innovation and the people that power them.
Over 300 businesses and individuals entered the 2020 Award series across thirteen categories and Waterford’s leading city centre co-work space Boxworks was amongst five finalists in the ‘Innovation Hub of The Year’ 2020 category. At the inaugural Digital Business Ireland virtual award night Boxworks Co.Work.Space were named runner up with Dublin based Dogpatch Labs, the largest and most innovative Hub in Ireland.
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Feb 26, 2021 3:07 PM
NearForm was named Overall Waterford Business of the Year at the Waterford Business Awards this lunchtime by Mayor of Waterford City & County, Cllr Damien Geoghegan, during a live virtual awards ceremony.
The multi-national company also picked up the Technology & Innovation of the Year award during the streamed event and is the second time the Tramore-based company has won the top prize, collecting it first back in 2016.
NearForm is one of the biggest success stories to come out of Waterford, if not Ireland, during Covid 19, having created the tracker app, which is now being used globally. Just last week, the company secured a multi-million euro investment from Columbia Capital, which will be used to scale up operations and accelerate recruitment in sales, marketing, engineering and design, across North America and Europe.