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Ireland’s New Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026: What It Means for People, Organisations, and the Future
Ireland’s Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026 marks one of the most significant developments in national technology governance in recent years. Designed to give full domestic effect to the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), the Bill establishes the legislative, regulatory, and institutional architecture required for Ireland to supervise, enforce, and support the safe deployment…
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Guidance to assessing AI risks in the context of the EU AI Act
Artificial intelligence (AI) can provide a great benefit to society, but it also carries risks. For this reason, the EU AI Act focuses on management of risk as part of AI governance. While there is no one-size-fits all for conducting a risk assessment, below are steps an organisation may consider as part of the risk management phase…
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Dual-Forest Intelligence: A New Frontier in Precision Mental Health
As global stress levels reach high record, a breakthrough in Explainable AI (XAI) is offering a more transparent way to predict psychological crises. A research team led by Femi T. Johnson a member of the Irish Computer Society (ICS) from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Nigeria has developed DeepStressScan, an AI model for…
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Workday to Invest €175 Million and Create 200 New Specialised AI Roles in Europe
(L-R) Workdays’ Rich Sauer, CLO & head of corporate affairs; Workdays’ Victoria MacKechnie, director of corporate affairs and operations; Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke and IDA Irelands’ Michael Lohan In late 2025 Workday announced a new AI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Dublin, Ireland which is the organisation’s EMEA headquarters. The new AI CoE, will…
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The Data Behind the Game: BearingPoint’s Impact on Irish Sports
As long‑standing and highly engaged members of the Irish Computer Society, BearingPoint continues to demonstrate the impact that strategic data leadership can have across sectors in Ireland. This month, we are delighted to share three updates that highlight their ongoing commitment to digital excellence: the expansion of their data‑driven work within Irish sport, their growing…
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ADPO Podcast: Episode 1: Interview with Peter Craddock
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An Update on the Confederation of European Data Protection Organisations (CEDPO): an Irish Perspective
As the Irish representative on the Executive Committee of the Confederation of European Data Protection Organisations (CEDPO), I’m delighted to share a long-overdue update on recent CEDPO activities and developments from across our European community. Over the last year, CEDPO has continued to play a central role in advancing dialogue, direction, and collaboration among data…
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The Digital Omnibus: Simplifying Europe’s Digital Rulebook and Its Impact on Ireland
As part of its drive for simplification, the European Commission has announced plans for a Digital Omnibus package. Its primary aim is to reduce bureaucratic reporting obligations for businesses and harmonise the EU’s increasingly complex digital regulatory landscape. The European Commission’s Digital Omnibus Regulation represents a landmark effort to simplify and modernise the EU’s digital…
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Europe: On the Verge of Digital Transformation? – Musings from the CEDPO Conference 2025
Contributed by: Maria Moloney PhD Adjunct Research Fellow Performance Engineering Lab Department of Computer Science University College Dublin The CEDPO Conference last October opened with a clear focus on the future of data protection in the age of Digital Transformation. After a warm welcome from CEDPO Managing Director Paul Jordan, the floor was handed over…
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NCI Celebrates Innovation at the Citi upStart Dragons Den
National College of Ireland (NCI) is proud to celebrate the success of our students at this year’s Citi upStart Dragons Den, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration took centre stage. Congratulations to our winning team, Erika Rocha Berthely and Emilio Yoltic Martinez Gutierrez, whose venture Go2Grow.ai captivated the judges with its smart, scalable solution. Their platform…