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Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (2 May 2012)

Seán Sherlock: Cloud computing is one of the key target sectors identified in the Government's Action Plan for Jobs. The Plan outlines the opportunities that cloud computing presents for Ireland arising from the global growth of the cloud computing sector in terms of attracting further foreign direct investment (FDI), supporting the emergence of start- up companies providing technology solutions and...

Written Answers — Information Technology: Information Technology (7 Jun 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Government's Action Plan for Jobs outlines a number of actions to ensure that Ireland can reap substantial benefits in terms of jobs and growth from the global expansion of cloud computing. It recognises the opportunity for Ireland to promote the growth of cloud computing by supporting the emergence of start-up companies providing technology solutions and services in cloud computing and...

Written Answers — Information Technology: Information Technology (26 Apr 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Government's Action Plan for Jobs outlines a number of actions to ensure that Ireland can reap substantial benefits in terms of jobs and growth from the global expansion of cloud computing. It recognises the opportunity for Ireland to promote the growth of cloud computing by supporting the emergence of start-up companies providing technology solutions and services in cloud computing and...

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (29 Feb 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Government's Action Plan for Jobs, which was launched last week, outlines the opportunities that can be exploited arising from the growth of cloud computing. These include stimulating the take up and use of cloud computing by small business, the development of the ICT enterprise sector, stimulating the emergence of start up companies providing technology services using cloud computing...

Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (6 Mar 2012) See 1 other result from this answer

Richard Bruton: The Government's Action Plan for Jobs outlines a number of actions which will be implemented in 2012 to support the Cloud Computing sector in Ireland. Such actions include: · Examining the potential for demonstration projects in cloud computing to promote Ireland as a centre of excellence for this technology, providing a reference site for Irish companies, while potentially lowering costs...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Cloud Computing Issues (18 Sep 2012)

Pat Rabbitte: In a recent report, Quantitative Estimates of the Demand for Cloud Computing in Europe and the Likely Barriers to Take-up, prepared for the European Commission, it is stated that “More than half of EU businesses and consumers already use some kind of cloud services …. the majority of EU enterprises already use at least one or more cloud services (64% in the survey sample...

Written Answers — Information Technology: Information Technology (15 Mar 2012)

Richard Bruton: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to make Ireland a leader in the emerging IT market of Cloud Computing by promoting greater use of Cloud Computing in the public sector; organising existing State supports for Cloud Computing into a package to promote Ireland as a progressive place for IT investment; and, establishing an expert group to:- address privacy and security issues...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (28 Jan 2014)

Seán Sherlock: ...wish to have an initial exploration of a particular business opportunity with a higher education research group. In line with the commitment in the Action Plan for Jobs 2013 the benefit of utilising cloud computing solutions was one of the many innovative opportunities that companies were encouraged to investigate via this scheme in 2013. For example, the application of Innovation...

Written Answers — Smart Economy: Smart Economy (23 Mar 2010) See 2 other results from this answer

Conor Lenihan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 135 and 136 together. Cloud computing is one of the most important transformations in the IT industry since the adoption of the Internet, as it facilitates computing-on-demand rather than computing-on-premise. This enables users to use just as much computing power as they need and to pay for it according to their demand. As such it enables convenient,...

Written Answers — Information and Communications Technology: Information and Communications Technology (14 Sep 2011) See 1 other result from this answer

Pat Rabbitte: Cloud computing has the potential to revolutionise the IT investment model in Ireland and elsewhere. It allows companies to use the internet to efficiently access vast amounts of computing resources that would otherwise be beyond their reach. A recent report undertaken by A&L Goodbody and commissioned by Microsoft has suggested that Cloud Computing sales by Irish firms could be worth €9.5...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Cloud Computing Issues (11 Jun 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: Cloud computing has the potential to revolutionise the IT investment model in Ireland and elsewhere. It allows companies to use the internet to efficiently access vast amounts of computing resources that would otherwise be beyond their reach. A report undertaken by A&L Goodbody and commissioned by Microsoft has suggested that Cloud Computing sales by Irish firms could be worth...

Written Answers — Information Technology Sector: Information Technology Sector (19 Jul 2011) See 1 other result from this answer

Richard Bruton: Ireland is extremely well-placed to take advantage of the rapidly-growing international potential of cloud computing. A recent report commissioned by Microsoft has estimated that by 2014 the cloud computing industry in Ireland could be worth €9.5 billion and employ 8,600 people. Now more than ever we must do everything we can to seize opportunities like this. I do not believe that these...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (26 Apr 2012) See 1 other result from this answer

Seán Sherlock: Cloud computing is a key target sector identified in the Action Plan for Jobs as offering major potential for Ireland, and establishing a Cloud Computing Technology Research Centre is one of the actions contained in the plan aimed at realising this potential. Earlier this month, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD announced details of a €1.2million initial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transformational Potential of Cloud Computing: Discussion with Microsoft Ireland (7 May 2013)

John Lyons: I would like to ask a few questions also. Ms Hallahan mentioned passports in the context of cloud computing. I am familiar and comfortable enough with cloud computing. The passport is a sacred document we all have, so can Ms Hallahan explain how we could involve cloud in applying for passports? In general, if we were moving more to cloud computing within the public service, what would the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cybersecurity Policy (18 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The proportion of my Department’s data held at present on commercial cloud is estimated at approximately 2%. The move to cloud computing has the potential to offer improvements in terms of improved security, reliability, increased access and a reduced carbon footprint amongst others. The amount of my Department’s data stored in the cloud has increased since 2019 and will shortly...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Cloud Computing (26 Feb 2013)

Pat Rabbitte: Cloud computing has the potential to revolutionise the IT investment model in Ireland and elsewhere. It allows companies to use the internet to efficiently access vast amounts of computing resources that would otherwise be beyond their reach. A report undertaken by A&L Goodbody and commissioned by Microsoft has suggested that Cloud Computing sales by Irish firms could be worth...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cybersecurity Policy (18 Oct 2022)

Eamon Ryan: My Department currently stores a low proportion of data in the cloud. We have an agreed Cloud Computing policy in place since September 2021 which has established a cloud first strategy in the development of all new systems in line with the Government’s Cloud Computing Advice Note of October 2019. Those systems that have moved to the cloud have proved successful and my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Information and Communications Technology (4 Mar 2021)

Michael McGrath: As the deputy is probably aware, in October 2019 the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issued a Cloud Computing advice note. The aim of this note is to provide high-level guidance to assist organisations in making decisions in relation to the adoption of cloud services. Organisations should no longer decide whether to move to cloud for new or existing systems. The decision to be...

Information Technology (12 Jul 2012) See 1 other result from this debate

Willie O'Dea: We are all familiar with the Goodbody report and the potential of cloud computing for employment creation. Will the Minister of State ensure the usefulness of cloud computing as a mechanism to reduce costs in the public sector is fully taken into account? The impact of cloud computing on e-learning in schools is very uneven and depends on the extent to which broadband has reached an area....

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2012)

Catherine Noone: Fianna Fáil set us well up over the past 14 years. Water metering should have been attended to before now. I welcome it and look forward to hearing more positive comments on it. This week is cloud computing week and each day there will be a focus on particular aspects of cloud computing, such as how it can make the public sector more efficient and how the non-profit sector uses cloud...

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