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Insights – research and reports During 2024, we published valuable research with actionable insights, which are helpful with evidence-based decision-making, by national policymakers, during this EU Digital Decade. Digital Readiness Monitor Digital Readiness Monitor was launched by Minister Peter Burke TD in August 2024, pictured above with Professor Theo Lynn, DCU (right). Created in co-operation with research partners in Dublin City University (DCU), together with the JE Cairnes School of Business and Economics at the University of Galway, the report provides an analysis of Ireland’s progress on digitalisation. This report uses data about a website and associated technologies as a proxy for an organisation’s degree of digital development. Profiling over 280,000 websites (mostly .ie and .com domains) this report is an invaluable source of information for policymakers, businesses, membership organisations and training agencies. It provides policy makers with original empirical data on which to base their strategies, tactics and decision-making. .ie Domain Profile Report 2024 The annual .ie Domain Profile Report analyses the key trends and statistics in .ie domain registrations over time. The 2024 edition contained a special chapter on how “EU cyber regulations may overwhelm Ireland’s regulators and service providers” , of interest to those affected by NIS2. Another chapter was “Covid period domain registrations – where are they now?” . These reports provide insights into digital adoption and digital intent at a county level as the findings illustrate a definite narrowing of the urban-rural digital divide. This is a positive development, given that new .ie registrations are recognised as a forward economic indicator of economic growth. As we develop our internal data analytics capability, we look forward to sharing empirical data and insights which contribute to a finer understanding of the digital landscape, and which measure how Ireland is thriving online. Chart 2: Team Xavier’s proprietary Explorers These generate informative and insightful dashboards which chart e-commerce activations and data indicators of web security and email security. As Microsoft, Google and Yahoo take action to improve e-mail security, metrics such as DMARC, DKIM and SPF will provide important insights for Ireland’s regulators who have responsibility for NIS2 compliance. Business Review IE Domain Registry CLG t/a .IE / Annual Report & Review 2024 23