Tech conference organiser Web Summit has licensed its conference software for the first time, with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) becoming its first customer.
The company is also to add an additional 50 staff to its workforce this year. The UNDP will use the technology for its Istanbul Innovation Days later this month.
The software was developed in-house by Dublin-headquartered Web Summit over the past decade to assist with the organisation of its own physical events.
But the company, led by chief executive and co-founder Paddy Cosgrave, said the technology has been further enhanced during the pandemic for use in running events online while overseas travel is restricted. "We couldn't imagine having a better first customer,"