ENABLING DIGITAL IRELAND<\/p>\n
Over the last several months Microsoft and the Office of the Government CIO, with significant input from The Fletcher School at Tufts University, have developed a joint Summary Report which assesses Ireland\u2019s digital progress and provides recommendations for the country to achieve its ambition of becoming a leading digital nation.<\/p>\n
The news is good! According to Fletcher\u2019s benchmark, Ireland ranks 16th<\/sup> in its digital evolution, alongside other leading nations such as the Netherlands, New Zealand, Japan, and Germany.<\/p>\n In addition to the benchmark exercise, we also worked together to develop a proof-of-concept that demonstrates the use of secure cloud-based technologies for data interchange between government departments and citizens. The results have been impressive and should help government provide exemplary services to citizens.<\/p>\n Nevertheless, there is more work yet to be done. Some key challenges for Ireland relate to the adoption of the best available technologies. These include the implementation of cloud-based solutions to deliver security, scalability, and reliability in public services. Such an approach will allow Ireland to deliver on its goal of digital-first systems that facilitate efficient, standardised, consolidated ICT operations right across government.<\/p>\n In summary, Ireland finds itself well-positioned and ready to build on its strengths. We have progressed well and now is the time to maintain the momentum.<\/p>\n Kieran McCorry ENABLING DIGITAL IRELAND Over the last several months Microsoft and the Office of the Government CIO, with significant input from The Fletcher School at Tufts University, have developed a joint Summary Report which assesses Ireland\u2019s digital progress and provides recommendations for the country to achieve its ambition of becoming a leading digital nation. The news […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":152818,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"class_list":["post-152750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-none-en-ie","specials-transform-en-ie","verticalIndustries-government-en-ie","stories-business-optimization-en-ie","stories-how-can-i-optimize-and-improve-my-business","businessPriorities-digital-transformation-en-ie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152750"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152750"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":422300,"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152750\/revisions\/422300"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en-ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nNational Technology Officer, Microsoft Ireland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"