"There has been no progress on a Government CIO and this is unlikely to change," Rabbitte said today during a Q&A at the launch of a joint Government/EMC cloud innovation centre that will be open to SMEs and the public sector to test new applications.
The idea of a Government CIO was first mooted in 2009 by the then Taoiseach Brian Cowen.
It is envisaged the microchipped card will eventually be used by a range of public bodies to identify an individual at points of service and to provide “egovernment” or online services.
It is also envisaged that areas of the public service may use the information on the card to check their information matches that held by other bodies.
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The college has been chosen to partner ICS Skills to provide internet training to 4,500 people around the country to tackle the large number of the population who are 'digitally excluded'.
The 'Get Ireland Online' programme is part of the Benefit 3 scheme which has awarded €1.88m for 20 training projects run by community and voluntary groups and not-for-profit organisations across Ireland and aims to upskill 40,000 people. As part of this scheme, the College will ensure 200 people are certified with basic IT skills to prevent them from missing out on opportunities most people now take for granted in Ireland.
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The programme follows a successful pilot of 78 secondary schools that saw teaching and learning levels improve through digital technology.
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Effective data management will be central to the government's objectives, as local governments and companies in the UK recover from a year of data security leaks and data integrity mismanagement.