Diageo ups Hub investment

Diageo Ireland have invested an extra €1.3m in Dublin's Digital Hub.

Diageo Ireland have invested an extra €1.3m in Dublin's Digital Hub.

The move brings the drinks company's total investment in the Diageo Liberties Learning Initiative (DLLI) project to €2.6m and is the biggest single corporate citizenship commitment by Diageo in Ireland.

It ensures that people within the Liberties/Coombe area, which is one of Ireland's oldest communities, experience how digital media can enhance their lives.

As well as providing state-of-the-art digital education initiatives to local schools and the wider community, it reflects the national priorities of building a knowledge-based society and addressing the digital divide.

Recent initiatives by the DLLI include teaching school children how to make their own music videos, providing broadband access to local schools, and educating teachers on how to use technology to interest children in topics such as science, maths and engineering, as well as hosting digital media exhibitions.

Philip Flynn, Chief Executive Officer, The Digital Hub Development Agency, said: "Diageo Ireland's renewal of their commitment to the Liberties Learning Initiative is a major boost not only to the programme, but also to the local area.

"This funding will ensure that we can continue to work closely with local schools, colleges and the wider community to help bridge the digital divide, while also enabling us to bring more partners on board to further strengthen the programme," he added.

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