Micheál Martin
Ceist:109. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the status of the national digital strategy being led by his departmental officials. [15376/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 16 April 2019
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Freagraí scríofa
The Government is currently at an advanced stage in the development of a new National Digital Strategy, to help Ireland maximise the economic and societal benefits from digitalisation and its transformative effects.
The Strategy is being led as a shared effort by the Department of the Taoiseach; the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment; the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation; and the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
An Interdepartmental Group, which includes representatives from all Departments, is guiding the formation of the Strategy.
This approach reflects the broad spread of policy areas impacted by digitalisation.
A public consultation, to allow citizens and stakeholders to feed in and influence the development of the Strategy, took place at the end of 2018. Over 300 responses were received. In parallel, extensive consultations with stakeholders and experts to inform development of the Strategy took place.
As committed to in the recently launched Future Jobs Ireland 2019, the new National Digital Strategy is due to be delivered in Quarter 2 2019.