May 2021

Bytes n' Brew is a fortnightly social morning event, a relaxed space designed to give our community an opportunity for conversations and connections around busy/work-life schedules. Join online before work or class to make new friends in the community, ask others for career advice, coding help or mentoring.

Nabinita Roy is back this month to talk about Scraping Wikipedia using SPARQL and DBPedia.

Women Tech Entrepreneurs Webinar Series - Exploring Role-models success stories and how they manage to thrive.

Blockchain or the decentralized technologies are key tools for boosting innovation that transforms industries, societies, and daily living. Within the Alastria Ecosystem, the use cases are created thanks to the innovation methodology that connects very diverse views to explore the innovative uses of these technologies and the value generated thanks to the lessons learned while performing Proof of Concept and Prototypes.

How can we ensure that innovative technologies are here for the benefit of all and that no one is left behind? Blockchain and fintech have the potential to transform the way companies collaborate with individuals to accelerate solutions for financial and social inclusion.

How can we ensure that innovative technologies are here for the benefit of all and that no one is left behind? Blockchain and fintech have the potential to transform the way companies collaborate with individuals to accelerate solutions for financial and social inclusion.

The global healthcare system & systems of systems globally have been put to the ultimate test since Covid19 entered our lives. How has blockchain & impact innovators within the blockchain community stepped up to the challenge to design & build a more inclusive, data responsible & future proof system for our people locally & globally? Hear from our speakers who have stepped up to the challenge for Africa, India & around the world.

A short and humorous look at how women are often written out of history and society with disastrous consequences and how we can change that and make the world a better place. Also, a call to collaboration – together we can be better. Above all how to make technology work for good in society. And finally, how to wear the Irish Jersey abroad.

This collaborative event is a partnership between BlockW, National College of Ireland and Galway Mayo IT featuring insights from a panel of experienced blockchain professionals, recruiters and academics.

Bytes n' Brew is a fortnightly social morning event, a relaxed space designed to give our community an opportunity for conversations and connections around busy/work-life schedules. Join online before work or class to make new friends in the community, ask others for career advice, coding help or mentoring.

Join us Thursday 27th May for a BlockW and ICS event as part of Blockchain Ireland Week- “Blockchain : Domestic Violence and Abuse” with HeHop Founder Sandy Beky. The HeHop app enables victims to record, timestamp and certify proofs of violence on blockchain. The recorded data is invisible on the victim’s mobile phone and is secured on an encrypted server. It can then be retrieved and presented as inalterable evidence in court.

The European Commission defines Sustainable Finance as 'the process of taking environmental, social & governance (ESG) considerations into account when making investment decisions in the financial sector, leading to more long-term investments in sustainable economic activities & projects'.