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Insights – research and reports The Company continues to deliver unique, valuable research with actionable insights to assist with evidence-based decision-making by national policymakers. The Company submitted to government a pre-budget submission for Budget 2023. A key recommendation was “to address the post-Covid data deficiency”. We recommended that “A cohesive, whole-of- Government approach to data collection is essential to ensure the appropriate and effective identification, development and funding of programmes and national initiatives in 2023 and beyond.” We reasoned that “While the National Remote Work Strategy, Our Rural Future and the Harnessing Digital strategy are critically important parts of the programme for government, their implementation may be hindered due to major gaps in our understanding of the full extent of digital transformation across the country during the two years of on/off lockdowns.” 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. One example is our Explorer Overview dashboard, illustrated below, providing useful data and insights on web security, and email security. Data on domains by web usage provides an overview of domain activation, a foundation for e-commerce. .IE Domain Profile Report 2023 The annual .IE Domain Profile Report analyses the key trends and statistics in .ie domain registrations over time. The 2023 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. 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. Business Review IE Domain Registry CLG t/a .IE / Annual Report & Review 2023 21