Irish SMEs ‘behind the curve’ in grasping web opportunities, says Google director

THE Irish economy has failed to date to grasp the huge opportunities for growth offered by the internet.

Ireland is “behind the curve in grasping the potential of the internet to deliver economic prosperity at local, regional and national level,” said Ronan Harris, director online sales, Google, in an address to the Dublin Chamber of Commerce yesterday.

With two billion internet users worldwide, 1.4 million emails are exchanged every second and three billion YouTube videos are watched daily.