The power of ideas is unlimited, says TD Doherty at the Gaeltacht tech meeting

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Young entrepreneurs and researchers from across Europe who gathered at the Donegal Gaeltacht last week for the MIT Innovators Under 35 Europe Awards were told their efforts to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges demonstrate the importance of collaboration and partnership.

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The event brings together some of Europe’s best technology leaders, researchers and innovators in North West Ireland.

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“At a time in our world where the urge to turn inward is strong, this conference demonstrates that it is vital that we open our ears to new ideas, not close them,” Sinn Fin TD Pearse Doherty told innovators who had traveled from four continents for the prestigious event.

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“Communities, no matter where they are, face common challenges, from healthcare and climate breakdown to sustainability and conservation,” he said. “Our 35 innovators demonstrated how new applications of technology in diverse areas, from artificial intelligence to biotechnology, can be harnessed to address these common challenges. These findings reveal a common thread: that the power of ideas, when nurtured, it is unlimited”.

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GREEK CONNECTION: Dr. Georgios Nounesis, President and Director of the Greek National Center for Scientific Research addresses Gaoth Dobhair rally

The Donegal TD addressed the gala banquet on Friday evening to honor the 35 innovators regarded as the brightest of their generation and hailing from 16 different countries including Spain, France, Finland, Basque Country, Portugal, Ireland, England, Greece, Belgium, Holland, Romania, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

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In the days leading up to the awards, the innovators had traveled to Derry for meetings at the University of Ulster’s Magee campus, met with local schoolchildren to discuss business solutions to the energy crisis and attended a conference in the dars na Gaeltacht business park to Gaoth Dobhair.

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Conference attendees included Georgios Nounesis, director of the Greek Center for Science and Research in Athens and Nicklas Bergman, adviser to the European Commission’s €10 billion Innovation Fund.

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FOCUS ON INNOVATION: John Kelpie (CEO Derry City & Strabane Council), Basque innovator Naroa Coretti, Minister Charlie McConalogue, Anne Marie Conlon of Donegal County Council, CEO of dars na Gaeltachta Toms attended the MIT technology conference Sochin and John McLaughlin, CEO Donegal Co Council

Pearse Doherty was particularly proud to welcome visitors to the heart of the Gaeltacht and praised the developing innovation base in the north-west region. “Innovation is the engine of economic development,” he added. “The foundation of new jobs and higher living standards. My party, Sinn Fin, and I are committed to investing in and supporting research and development in this region and across our country.”

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Speaking at the conference’s opening reception on Thursday, May 11 at Crithl Distillery, Guadalajara, Mexico, Giancarlo Di Vece praised the award-winning innovators as “pioneers and visionaries.” “This event is a powerful testimony to the role of innovation in shaping our world, a role in which I personally, as CEO of Unosquare, deeply believe. We live in an age where the line between the impossible and the possible is continually redefined and this room is filled with the architects of that redefinition.”

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PRIDE: Donegal TD Pearse Doherty addresses innovators gala

Di Vece, whose tech company has offices in the US, Mexico and Boliva, employs around 80 people in Belfast. “Ireland holds a special place in my heart and it is an absolute joy to be a part of all that puts this beautiful country in the spotlight. The support, talent and unwavering enthusiasm of the Irish people have been instrumental in helping me build a thriving business. Ireland’s spirit, its history of resilience and its future full of promise all contribute to an environment where innovation flourishes.”

But the head of Unosquare said there was a need to encourage more young people to choose a science education. “We need more dreamers, more doers…so we continue to inspire and nurture the next generation of technology leaders. We continue to push the boundaries of what is possible so we can create a world that is not only smarter and more efficient but also more compassionate and inclusive.”

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