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The Microsoft report ‘Digital Ireland – Inclusive Recovery’ published in December shows that the share of Irish organisations expecting to use cloud for all, or almost all, of their requirements in three years’ time will be 22% higher than today. However, less than 30% of senior leaders said they are using digital technologies to engage customers through connected experiences or to empower employees. Additionally, 47% of technology leaders say their people are reluctant to embrace digitalisation and 41% admit that their customers are ahead of them when it comes to demand for digitalised services and solutions. On top of this, 59% of technology leaders say they don’t do enough with their organisation’s data.

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Commentary and findings on the latest digital transformation trends impacting Irish businesses

Phil Codd, Managing Director, Expleo Ireland

“Long before Covid-19, digital transformation was already on the agenda for many companies. But from our experience, even the most dynamic, innovative IT departments were facing pushback from their boards of management because they didn’t value, or understand, the role digital played in business success. All of that has changed. Organisations have learned that digital was not only critical to survival during the pandemic, but in the a ermath too. Our research nds that success in transformation is reliant on boldness of vision across all levels of an organisation. Only then can businesses equip themselves with the necessary resources to a ect better outcomes and a brighter future.”

Phil Codd, Managing Director, Expleo Ireland, on the publication of its Business Transformation Index 2022, which shows that 53% of Irish organisations face problems implementing a ‘digital rst’ culture

Digitalisation Voucher roll-out

According to the OECD, digital firms perform better and are more dynamic: they have higher labour productivity, grow faster and have better management practices. With this in mind, Enterprise Ireland has introduced range of new supports to enable Irish companies to develop and implement a digital roadmap for their business. One which it has been promoting in recent weeks is the Digitalisation Voucher, which covers either technical or advisory services related to the operations of the business from an approved service provider up to a value of €9,000. The objective of the voucher is to help companies prepare a plan for the adoption of digital tools and techniques across the business in order to remain competitive post Covid-19.