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Ireland publishes national Digital and AI Strategy with new AI Office

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.

Reported Editor-read Government of Ireland, Department of the Taoiseach press release, 18 February 2026

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

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

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