State moves up one place to 19th out of 63 economies in new IMD rankings
The Republic has moved up one place to 19th in a global ranking for adopting digital technologies.
The US tops the list followed by Singapore, Sweden, Denmark and Switzerland, with the top five places unchanged from last year.
Read more: Ireland ranks highly for adoption of digital technologies
Enhancing the “MyGovID" electronic accounts of the people and focusing on Open Data are part of its current initiatives.
Learnings from other countries, their policies and plans about technology and innovation provides a wide scope of knowledge.
Exploring their best practises, hearing of exisiting expertise they have tapped and initiatives they are currently embarked on are great resources for other countries to adapt and adopt.
A free online register will shortly display all licensed premises in the country as the registration system moves online.
Intoxicating liquor and club licences for pubs, hotels and restaurants will be viewable online eliminating the need to attend at a court office.
Read more: IE: E-licensing saves solicitors time and money – Clarke
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is moving to a completely online forestry grant and premium system from January 1, 2020.
Announced by Minister of State with responsibility for forestry, Andrew Doyle, it was revealed that the system will be open for use from this November for applications for 2020 forestry premium payments which are due to be paid in early January.
Read more: IE: Forestry payment applications to go fully online
The Nordic Embassies in Dublin and the All Ireland Smart Cities Forum have today launched the first-ever joint Nordic-Irish partnership for smart and sustainable city development.
The partnership will see representatives from the four Nordic countries of Norway, Finland, Denmark and Sweden form a new alliance that builds on an existing EUR 6 Billion Irish-Nordic trading relationship for goods, while trade in services continues to grow strongly.
Read more: First Nordic-Irish Partnership for Smart Cities launches in Dublin