The OECD.AI Policy Navigator

FFP provides funding for high-risk, high-reward research. It currently funds ~16 active awards in the field of AI.

CeADAR is Ireland’s National Centre for Applied AI. It is a market-focused technology centre for innovation and applied research in AI, machine learning and data analytics across all industry sectors. Enterprise Ireland is working with CeADAR on its next phase plan to scale up the centre.

CONNECT’s research notably focuses on edge computing, e.g. under its Sustainable IoT research area, which addresses challenges such as: Energy harvesting and storage, with power-management algorithms to allow the device to be completely energy autonomous for its entire lifetime Efficient protocols and networking principles for connecting devices at the edge to the network Highly reconfigurable software-defined devices based on low-power platforms.

AI is being adopted across Government Departments and public service bodies. The Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, is conducting use case pilot projects. A related objective is implementing a vendor-neutral approach to AI development to develop a generic “building block” approach for reusable services.

In line with the public service transformation strategy, series of one-day courses administered by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (DPENDR) and the Institute of Public Administration to civil and public servants on how AI can help transform public service delivery.

The project builds on an established framework for identifying ancient woodlands. It will notably integrate AI-derived digital mapping of long-established woodlands. By developing a methodology for integrating AI-derived digital mapping of historic maps and analysis of contemporary satellite imagery, this project can also help understand long-term changes of other land-cover types.

The FactoryxChange (FXC) consortium is led by Irish Manufacturing Research and also integrates the National Centre for high performance computing (ICHEC), the National Centre for data analytics (INSIGHT).

The National Academic Integrity Network provides guidance for educators on the use of generative AI in education. It also offers resources for handling academic misconduct cases. The initiative helps ensure ethical and responsible use of AI in academic settings.