Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 April 2025
239. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the steps her Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if she will outline the logic behind their approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18356/25]
View answerThe 2024-27 Data Strategy of the Department of Education focuses particularly on data governance, data culture and literacy, data quality and data use, aiming to build strong data foundations across the department. Leveraging advances in technology, such as AI and advanced analytics, relies primarily on having processes in place to manage data quality. Among the high-level actions outlined in the strategy is the development of a data quality monitoring framework to further enhance current processes.
