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Talent Strategy Is the Decisive Variable in Ireland’s Enterprise AI Scale-Up

Author: Archie Villaflores

Ireland’s enterprises are scaling AI investment at pace, yet Deloitte’s 2026 research identifies talent readiness as the critical variable separating organisations that capture productivity gains from those that stall. Workforce strategy, not technology spend, now determines which Irish organisations scale successfully.

Dublin City University shortlisted for Most Innovative Transformation at Digital Transformation & AI Awards 2025

Author: Archie Villaflores

Revisiting the Digital Transformation & AI Awards 2025, Dublin City University was shortlisted in the Most Innovative Transformation category for Campus Explorer, an interactive 3D digital model of its campuses that reimagined how students, staff, and visitors navigate and engage with the university environment. The project's application of enterprise-grade spatial technology to a higher education setting offered a compelling example of how institutions can draw on tools developed for large-scale urban planning to solve longstanding challenges in campus accessibility and user experience.

Wipro secures billion-dollar AI transformation deal with Olam Group

Author: Archie Villaflores

India-based AI-powered technology services company Wipro has secured a multi-year strategic transformation deal with Singapore-headquartered food and agri-business Olam Group, in an engagement expected to exceed $1b (€920m).

PERSOL unifies Malaysian outsourcing operations under single brand to drive digital transformation

Author: Archie Villaflores

Japan-based HR solutions provider PERSOL has launched a unified outsourcing brand in Malaysia, combining its P-Serv and EVO subsidiaries under the PERSOL Outsourcing name to deliver integrated people, process and technology solutions.

Databricks commits £670m to UK expansion as London becomes EMEA headquarters

Author: Archie Villaflores

US-based data and AI company Databricks is investing more than £670 million in UK expansion plans by 2028, quadrupling its London office footprint as the city becomes its EMEA headquarters.

Version 1 reaches 600 Belfast employees as it marks 30 years in business

Author: Archie Villaflores

Irish AI and digital transformation company Version 1 has marked its 30th anniversary alongside the appointment of its 600th Belfast employee, reinforcing Northern Ireland's role in the firm's growth strategy.

Prove expands Dublin R&D hub with $5m investment and 50 new roles

Author: Archie Villaflores

US-based identity verification and authentication technology firm Prove is investing $5 million (€4.2m) to expand its Dublin R&D hub and create 50 new jobs across product, engineering and data science.

Diagnexia shortlisted for Best Digital Transformation — Healthcare & Life Sciences at Digital Transformation & AI Awards 2025

Author: Archie Villaflores

Looking back to entrants who made it to the final evaluation process last year, Diagnexia has been shortlisted in the Best Digital Transformation — Healthcare & Life Sciences category at the Digital Transformation & AI Awards 2025 for its AI-driven overhaul of pathology workflows in collaboration with East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. The company earned its finalist position through a transformation programme that placed automation and real-time data intelligence at the centre of diagnostic operations, reducing turnaround times to 1.5 days and eliminating the manual processing tasks that had previously slowed laboratory throughput and created operational bottlenecks.

From Policy to Performance: How Irish Organisations Can Capitalise on the 2030 AI Strategy

Author: Archie Villaflores

Ireland’s National Digital & AI Strategy 2030 sets out 90 deliverables to accelerate enterprise technology adoption, but the country’s AI divide demands immediate action from business leaders. The strategy reveals a 51% versus 12% AI adoption gap between large enterprises and SMEs.

Equinix launches global workforce programmes to close the data centre talent gap

Author: Archie Villaflores

Equinix, a US-based global digital infrastructure company, is launching worldwide workforce development programmes to close the data centre talent gap driven by AI and digital transformation demand. The initiative spans multiple markets including Asia-Pacific.

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Digital Transformation & AI Awards 2025

June 19th, 2025

Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire

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