The web site of the Companies Registration Office (CRO) has been extensively redesigned, adding new features and improving performance.
The site, www.cro.ie, has had more than 100,000 unique visitors per month and 322,000 documents retrieved and purchased through it in 2009. Around 50% of all company documents are now filed online through the website, says the CRO, making filing faster and saved companies an estimated €3.6 million in 2009.
Read more: Ireland: Companies Registration Office web site overhaul
So the fundamental challenge is how to move the smart economy plan onto a development footing and how to get stakeholder and society buy-in for the plan and to send a positive message out to the global players in the eco-knowledge economy.
Read more: Ireland: The National Digital Development Plan – Key Actions
It is especially lower amongst small Irish businesses, according to the latest report from the National Competitiveness Council (NCC).
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In his report for 2008 published yesterday, Comptroller and Auditor General John Buckley revealed the e-voting machines cost the State €54.4 million up to the time it was decided “significant additional costs” associated with continuing the project could not be supported.
Read more: Ireland: Costs on some vote machines due to run until 2029
The new service will allow planning agents to submit planning applications for single houses and extensions electronically which will result in significant savings to both agents and the council. Planning agents will download the “smart form” and complete it without being online and then submit the completed form with payment using the MyMayo.ie portal.
Read more: Ireland: Online planning application system launched by Mayo County Council