Ireland has opportunity to play ‘critical’ role in post-Covid digital economy

A screenshot of Microsoft Vice President of European Government Affairs Casper Klynge during an IIEA online event on Monday (PA)

Ireland can play a “critical” role in the development of Europe’s digital economy post-Covid, in particular rebuilding the transatlantic relationship between the US and the EU, a senior Microsoft official has said.

Casper Klynge, the company’s vice-president of European Government Affairs, said Europe’s focus must be on digital technology, adding the pandemic had exposed Europe’s dependence on technology from outside its member states.