Call for Silicon Valley official

Ireland has been urged to follow Denmark’s lead and appoint a dedicated technology ambassador to Silicon Valley.

The British-Irish Chamber of Commerce has made the call as part of an information and communications technology (ICT) policy paper, urging the Government to turn Brexit into an opportunity for Ireland’s technology sector.

As well as an ambassador to act as Ireland’s link with Californian technology firms, the chamber wants a national ICT ‘hub’ established, “to drive innovation”, based in Dublin but with satellite outposts.