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An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, visited Redbrick on the 21st May 2001. He came as a guest to a press conference to launch Redbrick's new Sun Enterprise 450 server (prodigy.redbrick.dcu.ie), donated to the society by Sun Microsystems. He also congratulated the society on it's recent achievements (winning the [[Best Society]] in DCU, working with both the Access Office and Community Office in DCU to promote computing through "open labs"), and was presented with honrorary membership of the society! (username: [[User:Berties|bertie]]. Please don't send him too much email...). | |||
==Bertie gets honorary membership== | |||
[[Image:Rbwiki_BertieAhernVisit_karlbertie.jpg]] | |||
==Schedule for the day== | |||
[[Media:Rbwiki_BertieAhernVisit_press-fax.doc|Press Release (Schedule)]] | |||
==Bertie Ahern's Speech== | |||
[ | [[Media:Rbwiki_BertieAhernVisit_DcuBertieSpeech.doc|An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern's speech]] | ||
Speech by the Taoiseach,<br> | Speech by the Taoiseach,<br> | ||
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We in Government recognise the Net as a huge opportunity for Ireland. We are already taking advantage of it in many ways. Over the last few weeks, two major public service projects have taken important steps forward. The OASIS and BASIS websites, which provide unified points of access to the citizen and to business respectively, now provide detailed information for users. You can also download application forms for a huge range of public services from these sites. | We in Government recognise the Net as a huge opportunity for Ireland. We are already taking advantage of it in many ways. Over the last few weeks, two major public service projects have taken important steps forward. The OASIS and BASIS websites, which provide unified points of access to the citizen and to business respectively, now provide detailed information for users. You can also download application forms for a huge range of public services from these sites. | ||
Job seekers can use the | Job seekers can use the F�S site to view a range of employment opportunities. By the end of next year we are aiming to have birth certificates, passports and driving licences available online. | ||
The Government has taken a number of key initiatives in the area of connecting people to the Information Society, ranging from international connectivity through the Global Crossing link, to the CAIT Initiative which will help to connect local communities to the Net, an initiative which has generated huge interest. | The Government has taken a number of key initiatives in the area of connecting people to the Information Society, ranging from international connectivity through the Global Crossing link, to the CAIT Initiative which will help to connect local communities to the Net, an initiative which has generated huge interest. | ||
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