![]() ![]() I particularly admire that Ireland plans to spend 64 million euros on connectivity and equipment for disadvantaged learners in schools. More than thirty per cent to be spent on digital projects and the plan is expected to generate over six thousand new jobs by 2026. Ireland’s national plan foresees almost a billion euros in total spending. When it comes to digital, the NextGenerationEU plan is putting unprecedented financial resources into building the infrastructure and fostering the skills Europe needs. So we have steadily been sowing the seeds of this transition. The EU’s strongest argument against economic nationalism and breaches of international law. In an increasingly polarised world, we need our digital tools to maintain our economic heft. We need these digital tools to be trustworthy, to find greener solutions solutions that achieve our ambitious goals while also making us better off. To rise up to the challenges of the 21st Century - climate change and an increasingly polarised world order - we need the full power of the digital revolution at our backs. Something similar can be said for Europe’s digital transition. How carefully you planted and tended your crops over the summer - would determine everything. ![]() A good harvest was the difference between survival and famine. For the Vikings of old Dublin and elsewhere, this was the most important time of the year. Tomorrow is the first day of October, but in the Old Norse Calendar it is the month of Haustmánuður - the Harvest Month. It’s a great pleasure to be here in Dublin - an old Viking city. Keynote address by European Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager to the IBEC conference "Ireland as a leader in a strong, digital EU" in Dublin, 30 September 2022 ![]()
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