the board had agreed to governance changes. Inevitably such brief, unofficial reports cannot present the full picture of these complex negotiations, in which both parties discussed a range of possibilities but ultimately found closure of the lab to be the only mutually-agreeable option. Partners Research partners included Allied Irish Banks, BT, Ericsson, Intel, and Orange. The lab also cooperated with several Irish universities and the Higher Education Authority. Related organisations The Irish Government has funded a new research organisation at the same location, the National Digital Research Centre, with a more applied focus. MLE was not the only attempt to recreate the innovative spirit of the MIT Media Lab: Media Lab Asia was founded by MIT and the Indian government in 2001, but it parted ways with MIT in 2003. Consistent with the premise of MIT's OpenCourseWare movement, it seems there may be no substitute for "being there." See also Media Lab Europe's social robots References General references New Interfaces for Musical Expression – NIME-02 Games to take your breath away: BBC news Smith, Jamie (15 January 2005). Flagship digital research project in Dublin collapses. The Irish Times p1. O'Brien, Denis (8 October 2004). Media Lab Europe is a Unique Asset. The Irish Times. Weckler, Adrian (27 February 2005). Media Lab RIP. The Sunday Business Post Money and Markets p9. External links Internal review reported on an MIT website A op-ed piece about MLE which originally appeared in the Sunday Business Post Research institutes in the Republic of Ireland Defunct technology companies of Ireland