Digital Technology Skills

The final workshop in a four-part series on the impactful use of #AI for business leaders in Ireland was a fitting conclusion to a journey that has been focused on showcasing how AI can enhance strategy, innovation, and performance. 🚀 In this closing session, Susan Kelly [Director of Digital Technology Skills] showcased the AI Skills Academy - a fantastic initiative developed through the ARISA - AI Skills project. With a focus on strengthening AI skills, competencies, and leadership understanding, the workshop provided the perfect opportunity to align these themes with the practical and forward-thinking resources offered by the AI Skills Academy. As the series concluded, one key takeaway resonated throughout the room: empowering leaders with the right AI knowledge, confidence, and strategic insight is essential to driving meaningful digital transformation. Learn more about the #ARISA project here: https://aiskills.eu/ ASIIN | BCS Koolitus AS (BCS Digital Skills Academy) | Budapest University of Technology and Economics | Združenje za informatiko in telekomunikacije | CIMEA-NARIC Italia | DIGITALEUROPE | European DIGITAL SME Alliance | EXELIA | EXIN | Global Knowledge | HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht) | IVSZ - Hungarian Association of Digital Companies | Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics | Mylia_ | UNIR | Universidad Internacional de La Rioja | University of Ljubljana | Warsaw School of Computer Science

Dave Feenan, Director of Digital Technology Skills, travelled to Brussels last week to join the EIT - European Institute of Innovation and Technology Education and Skills Days event. In the below article he shares his thoughts on what the event covered. Schuman Associates | European DIGITAL SME Alliance | Matrix Internet | Fastrack into Information Technology (FIT) | Digital4Business | Digital4Security | Digital4Sustainability | Skills4Retail

"𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑐𝑦𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑠, 𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑥 𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑠." 💡Carmel Somers, Human Capital Strategist at Digital Technology Skills, reflects on key insights from the Cyber Ireland National Conference 2025, where she was part of panel on 'The Cyber Workforce of the Future'. Initiatives like Digital4Security are being designed to meet this #cybersecurity skills need, by creating accessible and structured pathways for professionals seeking to transition into cybersecurity and advance into leadership roles. Read Carmel's full article at https://lnkd.in/e9svAxAJ

𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝’𝐬 𝐀𝐈 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 The announcement this week of the AI Factory Antenna in Ireland (AIF IRL-Antenna) marks a major milestone in strengthening Ireland’s #AI infrastructure, innovation, and talent development. 📌 As part of the European AI Factory network under EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU), this initiative will provide cutting-edge AI and supercomputing resources to Ireland’s startups, SMEs, researchers, and public sector, empowering them to innovate at scale. We’re proud to support this transformative initiative alongside national partners: Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science | ICHEC (Irish Centre for High-End Computing) | CeADAR Ireland PorterShed | Dogpatch Labs | RDI Hub | Republic of Work | Advancing Innovation in Manufacturing (AIM) Centre | itag & itag Skillnet. 👉  Read more about this transformative project at https://lnkd.in/eRCkYX4M

🌍 At Digital4Sustainability, we are committed to expanding our network and building impactful partnerships that support our vision of a skilled and sustainable society—where digital technologies drive social, economic, and environmental progress across Europe. That’s why we launched our Alliance Community: a unique opportunity for organisations across Europe to help shape a sustainable and digitally empowered future. Has this sparked your interest? If yes, we invite you to become a Community Partner, offering you opportunities to: ✅ Join expert panels ✅ Co-develop skills strategies & curricula ✅ Pilot learning programmes ✅ Act as a sustainability ambassador. We are calling on: 🏫 Education & training providers 🏢 Enterprises (large & SMEs) 🏛️ Public authorities 🤝 Social partners 🏛️ Chambers of commerce 💡Let’s work together to drive digital, economic, and environmental transformation!  👉 Learn more and join the Community: https://lnkd.in/ez-6TZH9 The Adecco Group I BadgeBox I BASSCOM I BCS Koolitus AS (BCS Digital Skills Academy) I Cefriel I CLUJ IT Cluster I DIGITALEUROPE I Digital Technology Skills I European DIGITAL SME Alliance I FastLane Group I Združenje za informatiko in telekomunikacije I GZS CPU Center za poslovno usposabljanje I HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht) I Mylia_ I IVSZ - Hungarian Association of Digital Companies I Matrix Internet I National College of Ireland I Profil Klett Hrvatska I TEKenable Ltd I UNIR | Universidad Internacional de La Rioja I Universidad de Alcalá I University of Koblenz and Landau I University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest #Digital4Sustainability #AllianceCommunity #EuropeanDigitalSustainability #GreenTransition #TwinTransition #DigitalTransformation #SustainableICT #ErasmusPlus

📣 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁: 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 “𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑐𝑦𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑠, 𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑥 𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑠.” Carmel Somers, Human Capital Strategist for Digital Technology Skills This quote captures a core theme from the panel Carmel joined at the Cyber Ireland national conference last week - that #cybersecurity today is no longer just about deep technical skills, it's about making security meaningful, communicable, and strategic. 𝗜𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗿𝗮𝗽 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲, 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀: 🌐 The rise of hybrid cybersecurity roles that blend domain expertise with power skills like communication, systems thinking, and stakeholder alignment 🚀 How programmes like Digital4Security are helping mid‑career professionals transition into cybersecurity and build leadership capacity skills 🔮 What organisations and individuals need to do now to stay ahead in the evolving cyber talent landscape 🔗 Read the article at https://lnkd.in/e9svAxAJ If you’re working in security, HR, education, or tech leadership, we’d love to hear your thoughts.

🚀 Spots are filling fast — register now before it’s too late! Be part of shaping Europe’s AI future with ARISA and the European Committee for Standardisation CEN and CENELEC as we launch a CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) to define AI role profiles and educational pathways. 🌍 Why should you join the Stakeholder Group? Being part of this group you can: ✅ Influence which AI job roles and skills are critical for Europe’s competitiveness ✅ Ensure education and training align with real industry needs ✅ Contribute to building a European framework that empowers students, workers, businesses, and policymakers alike 👉 Register your interest today to be part of this transformative process! Registration link: https://lnkd.in/gY4jiDuw ASIIN BCS Koolitus AS (BCS Digital Skills Academy) Budapest University of Technology and Economics Združenje za informatiko in telekomunikacije CIMEA-NARIC Italia DIGITALEUROPE European DIGITAL SME Alliance Digital Technology Skills EXELIA EXIN Global Knowledge HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht) IVSZ - Hungarian Association of Digital Companies Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics Mylia_ UNIR | Universidad Internacional de La Rioja University of Ljubljana Warsaw School of Computer Science

🍀🤖 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 We’re proud to announce that Digital Technology Skills is part of the new AI Factory Antenna in Ireland (AIF IRL-Antenna), a major EU-backed initiative designed to strengthen Europe’s AI capabilities and ensure access to world-class computing power, expertise, and training. The AI Factory Antennas are part of the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU), connecting national centres across Europe to make #AI and #supercomputing resources more accessible to innovators, researchers, and industry. The AIF IRL-Antenna, announced on 13th October 2025 by James Lawless | Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, is led by the ICHEC (Irish Centre for High-End Computing), with support from other national partners such as CeADAR Ireland, PorterShed, Dogpatch Labs, RDI Hub, Republic of Work, Advancing Innovation in Manufacturing (AIM) Centre, itag & itag Skillnet and Digital Technology Skills. The AIF IRL-Antenna has been awarded €10m (evenly co-funded by the EU and DFHERIS) to provide a range of AI-focused technical resources and services to the startup/SME, public sector and research ecosystem in Ireland. The successful bid was also endorsed by Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Enterprise Ireland and Research Ireland. Speaking about the announcement, Dave Feenan said “𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝐼𝐹 𝐼𝑅𝐿-𝐴𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑛𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑎 𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝐼𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑’𝑠 𝐴𝐼 𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑠. 𝑇ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒, 𝑤𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝐴𝐼 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑦, 𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑’𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝐼-𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒.” This is an important step in positioning Ireland as a key player in Europe’s AI ecosystem, linking our national strengths in AI education, research, and industry collaboration with the broader European network. Read more about the announcement at https://lnkd.in/eRCkYX4M

🚚🚌🚗✈️🚉📦🚛🚕🚢 The team at Digital Technology Skills are very excited to be part of the #GreenShift project, which kicked off last week at National College of Ireland (Dublin, Ireland), to develop a range of learning initiatives in AI & HPC for Green Digital Innovation, from Master's to micro credentials. The transport and mobility sector covers a wide range of distinct areas, each with their own specific digital sustainability and innovation needs. The #GreenShift initiative unites 18 partners across nine European countries, to leverage #AI and #HPC to transform research, development, and innovation in transport, empowering European Startups, SMEs, and municipalities to create sustainable, intelligent mobility solutions, accelerating the decarbonisation of cities and transport networks. If you'd like to learn more about the project or to how it can help your company if you're in the transport sector, reach out to our team https://lnkd.in/erHXdmkv

𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥? 📊 We invite you to take 5mins to complete the ARISA - AI Skills Stakeholder Survey 2025, which will directly support the upcoming European AI Skills Strategy, helping us capture current experiences, challenges, and priorities around AI skills. 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸: https://lnkd.in/dXkk6PbV This survey is part of the #ARISA project, and your feedback will be extremely important in shaping a stronger and more inclusive AI skills agenda for Europe.