€250bn potential in EU digital market

A single digital market encompassing the whole EU has potential to add up to €250bn to GDP and create hundreds of thousands of jobs over the coming years.

The Cybersecurity & Privacy Innovation Forum played host to more than 500 Irish and European business leaders, academics and industry leaders in Brussels yesterday — all of whom heard that trust and security would be the cornerstones of any such arrangement.

“Millions of EU citizens increasingly rely on the internet for services, as the digital world remains vulnerable.