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# Ireland publishes national Digital and AI Strategy with new AI Office
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-02-18-ireland-digital-ai-strategy/
- Published: 2026-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-19T12:00:17.000Z
- Description: Ireland published "Digital Ireland: Connecting our People, Securing our Future," 90 actions across five pillars, creating an AI Office of Ireland and an AI regulatory sandbox for SMEs, and targeting full public service digitalisation by 2030.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Government of Ireland, Department of the Taoiseach press release, 18 February 2026](https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-the-taoiseach/press-releases/government-publishes-new-digital-ai-strategy-90-actions-to-strengthen-irelands-position-as-a-digital-leader-and-ai-hub/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not commit specific funding figures or name any supplier for the new AI Office or sandbox.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. National strategy announced, no funding or supplier commitments yet. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-19\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)