The central aim of the Digital Hub project is to establish a world leading centre for digital media research and enterprise in Ireland. To achieve this the project is creating and developing a range of physical and service supports that constitute a unique and compelling value proposition for both enterprise and research to grow and develop as part of the Digital Hub cluster.

Digital media products and services are knowledge intensive. The market is broad and evolving at a rapid pace and so rapid innovation and market entry is a key differentiator. The Digital Hub fosters collaboration between the digital media research and enterprise communities. It facilitates the exposure of concepts and product innovations to a consumer test-bed and within this environment speeds innovation and market entry.

Researchers

The Digital Hub has an interest in attracting world class digital media related research activities from Ireland and internationally to participate in the project. Researchers who wish to commercialise their concepts or progress their work with prototypes, trials or tests with companies or consumers should contact us at research@thedigitalhub.com. A range of hot-desk facilities are available to allow researchers to spend time out side of their laboratories and concentrate on developing commercial plans.

Starting in 2006 there will be opportunities for researchers interested in presenting their work to a selected enterprise audience to do so at one of our Digital Media Research Master Classes.

Companies

Locating in The Digital Hub means access to unrivalled opportunities for collaboration with world class research. The project is located within 5 Km of over 10 relevant third level centres of learning and research. The project plays an important role in digital media research commercialisation. This is achieved by leveraging the diverse activities of the enterprise cluster established in the Digital Hub and the extensive connected consumer base.

The Digital Hub has already established links with a diverse range of research groups, targeting specific areas of work, which will have an impact on particular high growth Digital Media market niches. Areas such as next generation wireless networks and internet, pervasive computing, sensors, peer-to-peer and ad hoc networks etc are all relevant to the next generation of digital media products and services.