Tech and Start-up
Owner / Managing Director
Manufacturing – Plant Manager, Logistics / Operations Director
Multinational – Country Lead / Head of Operations / Talent Director
Tech and Start-up
CEO / CTO – AI, SaaS, Data, Cyber, Automation Start-up
About your business
- 2–50 employees
- Rapid growth focus
- Product-led, innovation-driven
- Often pre-scale or scaling
Your approach to AI and digital transformation
- Ambitious
- International from day one
- Looking for validation, customers, and capital
What you want from AI and digital transformation
- Visibility and Credibility
- Commercial pilots with real businesses
- Fast routes to market
- Access to enterprise customers
- Funding for scale
- Regulatory clarity
- Talent recruitment
Your concerns about AI and digital transformation
- Sales cycles too slow
- Regulatory clarity
- Limited brand recognition
- Procurement hurdles
What the AI Act means for your business
- Be aware of the AI Act for services and products
- Your obligations under the AI Act depend on your specific AI use case. Applications in certain domains (for example, health, finance, HR, safety) may fall into higher-risk categories. Early compliance planning supports smoother scaling and market access
Your government supports and direction
Case studies: Organisations like you
CeADAR
Data2Sustain
Entire
Owner / Managing Director
Small business or micro enterprise (Retail, Services, Agri-Food, Tourism, Professional Services)
About your business
- Can vary from 2–25 to 2–50 employees
- Turnover €500,000–€5 million
- Time-poor, resource-constrained
- Competing on margins, service and speed
Your approach to AI and digital transformation
- Curious about AI but cautious
- Want proof that it works for businesses like yours
- Nervous about cost, cybersecurity and complexity
- Unsure where to start with AI
What you want from AI and digital transformation
- Save time
- Reduce costs
- Improve sales and customer experience
- Simple, affordable tools
Your concerns about AI and digital transformation
- Perceived technical complexity
- Fear of disruption
- Lack of internal skills
What the AI Act means for your business
- Be aware of the AI Act for services and products
- Your responsibilities depend on how AI is used in your business. Many common tools are low risk, but some uses may require additional safeguards. Getting clarity early avoids surprises later
Your government supports and direction
Case studies: Organisations like you
CeADAR
Data2Sustain
Entire
FactoryXChange
Manufacturing
Plant Manager / Logistics / Operations Director – Logistics, Manufacturing, Construction
About your business
- 50–500 employees
- Capital-intensive
- Export-focused
- High energy, logistics and compliance costs
Your approach to AI and digital transformation
- Data-driven
- Focused on efficiency, safety and downtime
- Interested in automation and predictive tools
What you want from AI and digital transformation
- Predictive maintenance
- Quality control
- Yield optimisation
- Better demand forecasting
Your concerns about AI and digital transformation
- Rising energy and input costs
- Supply chain disruption
- Downtime and quality defects
- Skills shortages
- Operations efficiency
- Cybersecurity concerns
What the AI Act means for your business
- Be aware of the AI Act for services and products
- Companies must put formal AI governance structures in place
- The Act uses a risk-based system, meaning companies must classify every AI use case
Your government supports and direction
Case studies: Organisations like you
Applied R&D partnerships
Data2Sustain
Multinational
Country Lead / Head of Operations / Talent Director – Multinational Enterprise
About your business
- 500–10,000+ employees
- Global footprint
- Significant R&D and skills investment
- Strong ESG and regulatory obligations
Your approach to AI and digital transformation
- Strategic and reputation-conscious
- Focused on talent pipelines and regulatory certainty
- Interested in trusted national partnerships
What you want from AI and digital transformation
- Competition for AI talent
- Regulatory alignment across regions
- Public trust in AI
- Workforce reskilling at scale
- Scalable deployment
- Brand-safe innovation
Your concerns about AI and digital transformation
- Public perception of AI
- Regulatory uncertainty
- Talent shortages
What the AI Act means for your business
- Large companies must put formal AI governance structures in place
- The Act uses a risk-based system, meaning companies must classify every AI use case
- If a company uses high-risk AI systems, it must meet extensive regulatory obligations
- Regulation applies to any AI system used in the EU, many multinationals are likely to adopt the AI Act as their global standards
- Be aware of the AI Act for services and products
Your government supports and direction
Your entry point to AI and digital transformation
Every enterprise is at a different stage of its digital and AI journey. If you’re unsure where you fit, or which national or European supports are right for you, your local EDIH provides a coordinated entry point into Ireland’s digital innovation ecosystem. EDIH teams work collaboratively with LEO, Enterprise Ireland, IDA and other partners to ensure you are guided to the most relevant expertise, funding, and capability supports.
Start with your local EDIH