Vision

Provide a world class Innovation ecosystem combining research and innovation in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) that delivers scientific, cultural, social and economic impact. This will be achieved by addressing usability, flexibility, trust and security of communication systems, incorporating innovative services, network infrastructure and social media.

Mission

• Build global intellectual leadership in the area of communications systems that benefits society and, in particular, the regional community through research, education, innovation and economic development.
• Create economic impact by translating our knowledge and innovation into leading edge products and services.
• Create new projects that will generate, validate and transfer IP, and will support our research agenda.
• Create a network of world class global research partners through collaborative knowledge generation and transfer.
• Maintain competitive edge by continually evolving research that re-defines future research directions.

Culture
We have created an environment that encourages creativity and extraordinary thinking. Through individual autonomy and complete structural transparency, every staff member, student, researcher and entrepreneur in the organisation is given the opportunity to perform groundbreaking research – and is expected to deliver an extraordinary performance.

Core Values

• Passion/Commitment: We strive for research excellence through creativity, professionalism and leadership.
• Inspiration: We assume collective and individual responsibility (towards maintaining our valued economic and intellectual independence as an organisation).
• Openness: We foster a pioneering spirit of enquiry and intellectual curiosity.
• Achievement: We promote teamwork, creating an atmosphere of inclusion, support, empowerment, honesty, integrity and continuous improvement.
• Citizenship: We maximise the impact of our work on Ireland’s economy and society.