Brilliant morning at BloomHQ, Mountrath with Digital Town .IE who came to tour some of the Hubs in the Midlands today. Also visiting stream BIRR, and here to discover all about Digital in the Midlands, and how it relates to our Midlands Enterprise Plan. Covering everything from Vex Robotics programmes for schools with Offaly County Council, to big data opportunities from space telescopes with I-LOFAR, sustainable low carbon enterprise with The Cube – National Centre for Low Carbon, Smart agri-tech initiatives, regional enterprise supports and much more!

.IE work with and support SMEs organisations to improve their members’ online presence and e-commerce capabilities so they can unlock the power of the internet to boost sales to local consumers and raise their game from a digital perspective.

Their annual Digital Town Awards recognise the best in digital in our towns and regions around Ireland in everything from business, to education, agriculture, community and sustainability.