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15/04/2019
Ireland Among The EU's Leading Digital Countries
An Irish delegation is attending a meeting of the Digital 9+ (D9) today in Amsterdam as one of the EU's front-running countries on digital development.
Alongside the Nordic, Benelux and Baltic states, the group will focus on delivering strategic oversight on the optimal application of digital policy and on acting as a forum for the exchange of best practice.
The meeting will attempt to further the EU Digital Single Market Strategy, which aims to update the current single market rules to be in line with a twenty-first century digital environment. The strategy is made up of various initiatives which support three key pillars:
• Simplifying access to digitisation for consumers and business
• Shaping the environment for digital networks and services to flourish
• Maximising the growth potential of the digital economy.
Speaking prior to the meeting, Pat Breen T.D., the Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection said: "Digitisation is increasing on a vast scale and Ireland has long been recognised as a digital front runner within the EU. In addition to the difference it makes to our everyday lives, digitisation provides huge economic opportunities. I am firmly of the view that a stronger and more coherent Digital Single Market is essential to boost jobs and economic growth in all regions across Europe, to open new growth opportunities for our SMEs and to ensure our global competitiveness.
"Our active engagement in the Digital Single Market is an enabler of Ireland's Digital Economy. The D9 Group provides an important forum through which the best practice and knowledge of like-minded member countries can be shared to greater effect."
(JG/CM)
Alongside the Nordic, Benelux and Baltic states, the group will focus on delivering strategic oversight on the optimal application of digital policy and on acting as a forum for the exchange of best practice.
The meeting will attempt to further the EU Digital Single Market Strategy, which aims to update the current single market rules to be in line with a twenty-first century digital environment. The strategy is made up of various initiatives which support three key pillars:
• Simplifying access to digitisation for consumers and business
• Shaping the environment for digital networks and services to flourish
• Maximising the growth potential of the digital economy.
Speaking prior to the meeting, Pat Breen T.D., the Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection said: "Digitisation is increasing on a vast scale and Ireland has long been recognised as a digital front runner within the EU. In addition to the difference it makes to our everyday lives, digitisation provides huge economic opportunities. I am firmly of the view that a stronger and more coherent Digital Single Market is essential to boost jobs and economic growth in all regions across Europe, to open new growth opportunities for our SMEs and to ensure our global competitiveness.
"Our active engagement in the Digital Single Market is an enabler of Ireland's Digital Economy. The D9 Group provides an important forum through which the best practice and knowledge of like-minded member countries can be shared to greater effect."
(JG/CM)
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