Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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143. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if person (details supplied) is still on the Enterprise Digital Advisory Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11000/23]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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In line with the National Digital Strategy, Harnessing Digital – The Digital Ireland Framework, and the National AI Strategy, AI – Here for Good, the Enterprise Digital Advisory Forum (EDAF) has been established to support Government in driving a step change in the digitalisation of enterprise in Ireland.

This forum brings together representatives of indigenous enterprise, multi-national enterprises, and experts in digital technologies and their adoption by enterprise. It supports the implementation of the enterprise aspects of the National Digital Strategy and provides an important setting for enterprise to provide feedback to Government on various challenges and opportunities they identify in relation to digitalisation. This information can then be shared across Government.

Positions on the forum were filled following an open call for expression of interest and an assessment process. The forum was appointed in May of 2022 and there has been no change in membership to date.

As we near one year since the establishment of the EDAF, I indicated at the most recent meeting of the forum that membership of the EDAF will be reviewed in the coming months, with an open expressions of interest to be launched in due course, to ensure it is well placed to support Government into the coming year.