Digital transformation in Ireland: Challenges and opportunities for jobs and investment

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Joint ESRI – Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Research Workshop: Digital transformation in Ireland: challenges and opportunities for jobs and investment

The ESRI and the Department for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment will hold a joint research workshop exploring digital transformation with a particular focus on the challenges and opportunities for jobs and investment in Ireland. The workshop features research analysing these themes undertaken by the ESRI in partnership with both DETE and the Department of Finance. This event is recognised as an Associated Event of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026. It takes place the day before European AI Innovation Month is launched in Dublin at the International AI Summit which aims to explore ideas around Harnessing AI to Revolutionise Europe’s Competitiveness. 


 

Programme

9.00

Registration

9.30

Opening

Martina Lawless, Director, ESRI  

Declan Hughes, Secretary General, DETE

9.45

Paper presentations

Digital transformation and labour market exposure (Tara McIndoe-Calder, ESRI) 

Digital transformation and firm investment (Marta Alvaro-Taus, Enterprise Ireland) 

Artificial intelligence and income inequality in Ireland macro scenarios with focus on employment (Karina Doorley, ESRI)

11.15

Comfort break- Tea and Coffee

11.30

Policy panel discussion (chaired by Keith FitzGerald, DETE)

OECD 

Pawel Adrjan (Indeed) 

John McHale (University of Galway)  

12.30

Close – John McCarthy (Department of Finance)