We see why the recent taxation and immigration protest was so vigorous, aggressive and involved huge over-reach.
Ireland is actually the sandpit and guineapig for Digital ID, Digital Wallet, and the tokenisation grid. I knew our leadership was self centred, possibly bordering on treasonous, but this confirms conclusively the latter to be the case.
This is the strategy and game plan: Digital Ireland – Connecting our People, Securing our Future
GDPR placed heavy cost burdens on businesses, Covid killed many thousands of small to middle sized business (SMEs) while enslaving a population but this digital strategy will kill off a further plethora of SMEs by regulatory AI/Digital requirements and control of resources/assets.
Simply put Ireland is intended be the first EU member regional technocracy.
There is a small window to interdict this, 4 months of window. explained in the short video which follows. Am feeling a trip to Medjugorje may be in order for a minor miracle at this late remove and why the recent protests were so inimical to this and why an alomost 1billion euro package was provided so rapidly to farmers and hauliers. Was the protest actually a clever limited hang out to de-energis an obsfuscate this.
Good and concise explanation: https://x.com/FergusPower1/status/2045044310891024519?s=20
Betrayal hidden in plain sight follows: Government publishes new Digital and AI Strategy
The government today published a new National Digital and AI Strategy, Digital Ireland – Connecting our People, Securing our Future.
This builds on Ireland’s strong digital foundations: our well-established reputation as a digital hub, our exceptional talent base and our vibrant innovation ecosystem.
Ireland will continue to be a strong voice in Europe for a digital economy which supports competitiveness and innovation, while also protecting data privacy and fundamental rights.
It includes 90 deliverables across many departments and agencies including:
- 100% of key public services digitalised by 2030, and 90% consumed online
- a new AI Advisory Unit for the public service
- a National AI Fellowship programme for the public sector
- a new GovTech 2026 Challenge
- implementation of ‘Digital for Care 2030’ and a new ‘AI for Care’ Strategy
- a new targeted sectoral strategy to drive AI adoption across the enterprise base and AI Sector Champions to spotlight AI opportunities
- an Observatory for Business AI Readiness (OBAIR), developing intelligence on enterprise use of AI in Ireland
- a new AI and Digital literacy campaign for SMEs
- a new internationally leading AI Research Centre of scale to be established by Research Ireland
- an AI in Research transformation programme
- a new AI Office of Ireland, as the central coordinating authority for the EU AI Act, and a new AI Regulatory Sandbox
- hosting an International AI and Digital Summit as a flagship event during Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU
- strengthening Ireland’s international connectivity through the creation of new subsea cable connectivity routes from Ireland to Europe
- establishing a new Cyber Security Research Centre of Excellence
- engaging at EU level to influence and advance the EU’s digital simplification agenda, and ensure balanced, coherent and future-proofed digital regulatory frameworks
- a Criminal Justice International Cooperation Office under the EU eEvidence Package
- ensuring our digital regulators are sufficiently resourced and skilled and enhancing the Digital Regulators Group and its Secretariat
- working actively with like-minded EU Member States to explore options to introduce age restrictions on the use of social media, concentrating, in particular, on those under sixteen years of age
- building awareness and skills resources to support online safety in schools and develop a national network of Digital Citizenship Champions
- a new Roadmap for Technology Skills of the Future to ensure our skills ecosystem remains responsive and future-focused
- a new National Skills Observatory to analyse labour market dynamics and skills development across all skills needs
- a new online one-stop-shop AI Skilling Platform for employers and individuals, and a nationwide Digital and AI skilling campaign
- a commitment to ensuring all learners acquire the foundational digital skills, digital literacy, and media literacy skills needed, across curricula at all levels
- a National Conversation on AI in research to support public engagement, informed debate and public trust
In welcoming the strategy, the Taoiseach said:
“We are at a pivotal moment in our digital transformation, with the rapid evolution of digital technologies and the transformative power of AI reshaping how we live, how we work, and how we interact as a society. ‘Digital Ireland – Connecting our People, Securing our Future’ sets out how we will reinforce Ireland’s position as a digital leader and regulatory hub, strengthening our profile as a location for investment and a global hub for Applied AI.
"We want all areas of the economy and society to benefit from digital and AI technologies – helping businesses to grow, improving our public services and ensuring everyone has the skills to succeed in a digital and AI-driven economy and society. Ireland will continue to be a strong voice in Europe for a digital economy which supports competitiveness and innovation, while protecting data privacy and fundamental rights.”
Speaking today, the Tánaiste noted:
“Digital Ireland brings a renewed momentum to our digital and AI ambitions across Government, ensuring we maximise the opportunities of the digital and AI revolutions, driving continued economic growth and accelerating a transformational change in how Government delivers services to the public.
"The government will ensure that all of society is empowered to thrive in a digital world, and we will protect the most vulnerable, in particular our children and young people, from online harm.”
Minister of State Canney said:
“Digital and AI technologies offer unprecedented opportunities for businesses and our economy, for our public services and for our people. Investment in the National Broadband Plan and further roll-out of digital infrastructure will enable all parts of the country to benefit from these opportunities. Through Digital Ireland, we will ensure an agile, responsive, and supportive approach, so that everyone has the skills, literacy, and trust needed, and the opportunity to engage confidently, fully, and safely in a digital world, where no one is left behind.”