[IP] Ireland counts the cost of MIT Media Lab fiasco
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From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: October 4, 2005 7:26:16 PM EDT
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Original URL: <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/04/
mit_media_lab_ireland/>
Ireland counts the cost of MIT Media Lab fiasco
By Andrew Orlowski in San Francisco (andrew.orlowski at
theregister.co.uk)
Published Tuesday 4th October 2005 22:11 GMT
The Irish government invested $40m of taxpayers' money in MIT's
Media's Lab Europe - and has bugger all to show for it.
A report by the Republic's public auditor-general also reveals that
Media Lab executives awarded themselves large severance pay-offs when
the money was running out, and refused to refund public money as the
original agreement had specified.
Eire's comptroller called the output of the Media Lab over five years
"dismal". The Lab netted only €7m in sponsorship and saw just 24
scientific papers published. In addition, 12 patents filed by the Lab
are worthless. The Lab added nothing to Ireland's education drive
while it went its merry way, and after liquidation will leave the
Republic with just €300,000 in assets.
The European Media Lab was launched at the height of the tech bubble
but closed its doors in January this year. Its output may disappoint
the Irish government, but it won't surprise anyone familiar with the
original MIT Media Lab.
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