The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) and National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is undertaking the development of Ireland’s first industrial strategy for the cyber security sector.
A Public Consultation document on the Draft Cyber Industrial Strategy has been launched and is open until 5:30pm, Friday 26 April 2024.
View here: Consultation on the Draft Cyber Industrial Strategy
Join Cyber Ireland and the NCSC on a webinar to present the Draft Cyber Industrial Public Consultation Document. Hear from the NCSC and key questions requiring input from the cyber security cluster ecosystem across start-ups, SMEs, MNCs, education, training and research groups, government and non-government organisations.
Government has set a vision for Ireland to be a leading nation in harnessing cyber as an engine of economic growth and societal development. Ireland’s Cyber Industrial Strategy is, first and foremost, a means of realising the Irish cyber vision of a diverse skilled workforce, a mature research community that engages at a global level, and a vibrant export oriented indigenous industry.
Agenda:
- Introduction – Cyber Ireland
- Cyber Industrial Strategy:
- James Caffrey, Principal Officer, Capacity Building, NCSC
- Alison Casserly, Assistant Principal, Capacity Building, NCSC
- Q&A
“While digital resilience is needed to underpin our modern economy and society, harnessing, and growing the cyber security sector also represents an economic opportunity.” Ossian Smyth TD, Minister of State at the Environment, Climate and Communications.