back inside the outside

The previous post, like the website in the image returned an invalid argument.

Ah yes, I've decided to join the Irish social media club after all, well not that 'official' style club via twitter 'lets somehow charge everyone for listening to each other' model - but the by far more imaginative Irish Arts Council initiative. Come along and remain outside the official structure if you so desire - right up my street really.

I suppose, when it comes to traditional arts and new media Ireland is currently a bit like it was during the 1950's electrification phase, while we were supposedly just working on the physical infrastructure we were actually having to perform some renovation work on the national mindset itself, bit by bit, mile by mile. I suppose in the 21st century arts & arts orgs must be taught to contextualize themselves in the current international technological paradigm - This seems to be the arts council's way of starting that process. I found it strange that the list of Irish Experts for the conference was quite short and not all that deep in relative terms - when you begin to consider the size and impact of the tech, innovation, software services industries we already have in Ireland