Goal 2:

Lead on the development of an Industrial Strategy for Offshore Wind, to realise the opportunities and potential of this sector to contribute to Ireland’s future low-carbon industrial development.

Progress the development of new EU and global standards including the objectives of the EU’s Standardisation Strategy.

Reflect the circular and waste economy strategies in the development of sustainable product standards.

Advocate at EU level for policy and regulation that promotes an innovationfriendly digital economy.

Stimulate the digital transformation of manufacturing industry to achieve a competitive, innovation-driven manufacturing hub.

Lead the cross-Government implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy.

Establish the Digital Services Coordinator, in cooperation with the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, to ensure robust regulation of the Digital Services Act.

Facilitate increased digitalisation and improved productivity across all enterprise sectors through the continued rollout of the Digital Transition Fund and development of the Digital Portal to help businesses to self-assess their digital needs, as well as signposting to training, resources and funding options.

Establish the European Digital Innovation Hubs to help SME and public sector bodies with their digital transformation as well as providing training, research and testing and advice.

Implement Government policy on data centres to facilitate balanced development of the sector as key infrastructure to facilitate the digital economy in alignment with the Government’s climate change and emissions commitments.

Contribute to progressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), lead on ten SDG targets, and share responsibility for further targets.

Lead by example in reducing emissions in our organisation by continuing with our Green Team Initiatives and implementing energy and water consumption saving projects. Continue work with the OPW particularly in the areas of energy conservation, waste generation and biodiversity.

Outcome

Alignment with the Climate Action Plan target of halving our overall greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, followed by a net zero economy by 2050, whilst mitigating the costs of decarbonisation and fostering opportunities for growth in the green economy. Progress towards Ireland becoming a leading digital economy to enhance productivity and the decoupling of economic growth from resource consumption.

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How we achieve this

Ensure that employment rights and labour market standards, are kept under review and updated to reflect national and international developments, including at EU, the Council of Europe, Court of Justice and International Labour Organisation level.

Implement the statutory entitlement to request remote working.

Engage with industry to promote best practice and monitor private sector progress in building diverse and inclusive workplaces.

Implement outstanding actions from the Plan of Action for Collective Redundancies Following Insolvency.

Review and implement the report of the Labour Employer Economic Forum on collective bargaining.