Consultation on the Digital Connectivity Strategy

On 1 February 2022, the Government launched a new national digital strategy, Harnessing Digital – The Digital Ireland Framework, to drive and enable the digital transition across the Irish economy and society. The Strategy seeks to position Ireland as a digital leader, driving and enabling digital transformation across the economy and society. It is set out across four core dimensions, which are in line with the four cardinal points of the EU’s Digital Compass: Digital Transformation of Business; Digital Infrastructure; Skills; and Digitalisation of Public Services, and this is supported by a modern, cohesive, well-resourced regulatory framework.

The Digital Connectivity Strategy is a sub-Strategy that is primarily focused on enabling the delivery of the Digital Infrastructure dimension. The Digital Connectivity Strategy sets out our ambition and the strategic enablers and initiatives needed to ensure the ambition level is met.

We have developed a draft Digital Connectivity Strategy and are now inviting comments and observations from interested parties on it. We welcome any supporting or reference information on any views shared.

The closing date for submissions has been extended to 5.30pm 8 April 2022

All responses to this consultation should be clearly marked: "Consultation on the Digital Connectivity Strategy - Name of Respondent" and sent by email to digitalconnectivity@decc.gov.ie or by post to:

Brian McMahon

Consultation on the Digital Connectivity Strategy

Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

29-31 Adelaide Road

Dublin 2

Ireland

D02 X285

We are committed to engaging with stakeholders in a clear, open and transparent manner. Any person or organisation can make a submission in relation to this consultation. All submissions and feedback will be considered before the final version of the Digital Connectivity Strategy is published.

Please note that responses to this consultation are subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 (FOI), Access to Information on the Environment Regulations 2007-2018 (AIE) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Please also note that we intend to publish the contents of all submissions received to our consultations on our website. We will redact personal data prior to publication. In responding to this consultation, parties should clearly indicate where their responses contain personal information, commercially sensitive information or confidential information which they would not wish to be released under FOI, AIE or otherwise published.

We would like to draw your attention to our Data Privacy Notice which explains how and when we collect personal data, why we do so and how we treat this information. It also explains your rights in relation to the collection of personal information and how you can exercise those rights.

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