The Digital, EU and Climate Programmes Division plays an important role in driving the digital and climate transition by the Irish enterprise sector.
The division:
- coordinates Ireland’s position at the Competitiveness Council
- advances the department's EU agenda across government and at EU level
- leads the department's planning for its upcoming presidency of the EU council in 2026
- leads Ireland’s positions on EU digital economy platform and artificial intelligence policy and regulation proposals for enterprise
- leads on policy to support enterprise adoption of digital technologies, including artificial intelligence
- leads on implementation of a suite of programmes to incentivise and support the Irish enterprise sector to reduce carbon emissions
Assistant Secretary: Jean Carberry
Units
- EU Affairs and Presidency Planning
- Digital Economy Policy and Data Access
- AI and Digital Regulation
- AI and Digital Programmes
- Climate Programmes
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