The Irish Tech News Podcast

Simulators are now an important tool in the fight against COVID-19 and the Insititute of Smart Systems and Artificial Intelligence at Nazarbayev University in Kazakhstan have developed a very accurate simulator. They have decided to release the source code online so that anyone can use it and Ronan talks to Aknur Karabay who is one of their researchers. Aknur explains how the simulator was created, the four simulation scenarios they ran when testing it, why they released its source code online and where you can find it.

COVID-19 has caused havoc in the hospitality sector, so how can pubs, and restaurants safely comply with social distancing? Ronan talks to Anthony Cronin the Co-founder of Ordee, an app designed to help the hospitality sector comply with social distancing safely and securely. Anthony talks about what Ordee does, how it works, and their plans for the future. Anthony also talks about how the Restaurants Association of Ireland are backing them and urging their members to use it, and the LEO grant that businesses can avail of reducing the cost of buying Ordee.

How has the fintech sector in Northern Ireland coped with COVID-19 and will remote working be a permanent fixture? Ronan talks to Alex Lee, the director at Fintech NI. Alex talks about what Fintech NI does, how COVID-19 has impacted them, the opportunities and challenges COVID-19 has created, including launching their first Map of the FinTech Ecosystem in Northern Ireland and. Alex also talks about remote working in the Northern Ireland Fintech sector, why Northern Ireland is a popular location for the Fintech sector and the impact COVID-19 will have, and how collaboration between the Northern Ireland Southern Fintech ecosystems can be improved.

Our mental health is something that gets our top priority during normal times, but as we are living in COVID-19 world, how do we look after it and how do we manage Zoom fatigue? Ronan talks to Baya Salmon-Hawk a qualified psychotherapist from feel normal again about this, her tips on how to stay positive, and her online courses on feeling normal again.

Secure Access Service Edge also know as SASE is an emerging cybersecurity concept that is really taking off now thanks to COVID-19. Ronan talks to Stephen Bowes Global Practice Director for Information and Security Technologies at BSI Consulting Services. Stephen explains what SASE is, why remote working has facilitated an increase in SASE usage and why COVID-19 has ensured that its time is now. Stephen also talks about why SASE is seen as the future of network security in the cloud, security tips that remote workers should heed, and how COVID-19 changed how BSI Consulting Services works.

COVID-19 has changed the way conferences are run, so how can they be run now and in a post-COVID-19 world? Ronan talks to John McGarry the man behind the Social Selling Summit. John talks about his background, how he helps people to use Linkedin effectively, and how he came up with the Social Selling Summit. John also talks about how COVID-19 has changed how he does business, and what virtual summits are.

In this COVID-19 world, how do businesses do remote working amid the challenges of security, privacy, compliance, GDPR and more? Ronan talks to Brendan Kiely, Managing Director and co-founder of ThinScale Technology who helps keep businesses running smoothly as they remote work. Brendan talks about what ThinScale Technology does, the increase in usage of their software, why remote working will become a permanent of our lives. the benefits of remote working and where their biggest markets are.

COVID-19 has made sure that remote working is here to stay but how many businesses and workers will embrace it? Ronan talks to Vanessa Tierney the Co-founder of Abodoo. Vanessa talks about what Abodoo does, the day free trial they are offering, and how COVID-19 has affected her and also Abodoo. Vanessa also talks about their talent heat map service used by government bodies and why remote working will become a permanent fixture in our working lives.

Adam Weatherly the Learning & Development Manager with ISME by Infused Media

Living in COVID-19 world, we have to take care of our mental health and fitness, but how can we do this safely?. Ronan talks to Antoinette McDonnell a yoga teacher, a Certified Reiki Master and certified Magnified Healer and a Light Healing practitioner who gives 1-to-1 healing treatments. Antoinette has pivoted to offering all of her services online because of COVID-19. Antionette talks about her background, why shows initially reluctant to go online, how COVID-19 changed what she now does and the challenges she faced going online. Antoinette also talks about tailor-making her classes for an online world, why she will continue offering online classes when things get back to normal, her new app that is launching next month and where people can go to see her classes and book them.