Department of Taoiseach’s Stakeholder Consultation on the revised National Digital and AI Strategy
Q. What should Ireland’s overall vision for an updated Digital & AI Strategy to 2030
be? (max. 500 words)
Rapid advancements in digital and AI technology offer significant economic and societal benefits to Ireland. It is vital that the Government therefore ensures the delivery of a supportive, responsive framework of policies that will facilitate the harnessing of this potential and allow for businesses to develop these sectors further, and deliver greater benefits to the general public.
The digital and AI strategy is a key mechanism in which Government can provide greater clarity and certainty to the business community and secure greater dynamism in the Ireland’s digital and AI ecosystem. Through effective development and implementation of this strategy Ireland can maintain and enhance its reputation as an international leader in the digital and A.I policy landscape.
The National Digital and AI Strategy should also set out a clear road map for the development, both public and private, of the technology economy and its role in Ireland. This will provide greater confidence in the business community and in the general population that Ireland is prepared for, and capable of acting upon, emerging opportunities that technology offers. This includes more efficient public services, stronger infrastructure, reform of aspects of the taxation system, and fostering greater innovation in the economy.
Through decisive, targeted action at home Ireland can position itself on the forefront of the international digital and AI economy, this must be the primary goal of the National Digital and AI Strategy. To deploy AI at greater scale in Ireland, Government would benefit from investments in the energy grid, championing regulatory simplification, incentivising greater numbers of R&D projects, and ensuring robust cybersecurity
defences.
As home to many MNCs in these sectors, Ireland can be an early adopter of AI technology and help to shape the international digital and AI policy landscape.
Read AmCham's full submission here