Diarmuid McIntyre meets with European Commissioner for Enterprise and the Information Society and Irish Minister of State for Communication

The presence of the Minister of State for Communications, Mr Browne at the event was facilitated by Diarmuid, the IDA, and Department of Communication officials and was very much the result of the recognition of the importance of the TSSG research aims and its role in delivering on the Governments commitment both to research and development in Ireland and the driving of Europe to be a dynamic knowledge economy during Irelands European Presidency.

In his keynote speech, Minister Browne stressed the need for including the mobile dimension to European eInfrastructures.

"I believe that the successful testing and deploying of IPv6 across different mobile and radio based networks is an important part of future proofing the development of new services and securing economic growth over the next decade."

Minister Browne stressed this point and the consequent need for wireless test infrastructures at the meeting in a one-to-one conversation with the Commissioner. The critical work of the TSSG in this area was highlighted to the Commissioner by Minister Browne.

Diarmuid and TSSG colleagues John Ronan, and Miguel Ponce de Leon also met with the Minister and departmental officials in advance of the Launch Event.

Click here for the official press release.