Competence and Capability: Professionalising IT for Transformation in the 'Digital Decade'
Thursday 3 June 2021 | Time: 12:00-13:00 ISTWhat happened in 2020 was unprecedented: amid the disruption unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the truly bright lights over the last year has been the emergence of digital technology as an enabler for some degree of normality to be retained in our lives, whether through working remotely, staying connected, and even shopping online. Now more than ever as the recovery begins, and as we head into the European Union’s ‘Digital Decade’, improving ICT professionalism will sustain rebooting the economy and help build a successful digital transformation of Ireland by 2030.
In this webinar the Irish Computer Society (ICS) and the Innovation Value Institute, Maynooth University’s digital transformation research centre will discuss the importance of professionalising technology-related careers, and how developing organisation capability using IT-CMF – supported by ICT and future business skills – will transform and empower businesses towards a more prosperous digital future for us all.
The Contributors
Mary Cleary
CEO, Irish Computer Society
Mary oversees ICT professionalism and digital inclusion policy and initiatives for ICS, coordinating the Irish Digital Jobs and Skills Coalition and advising the ICS CIO Forum on professionalism and Continuous Professional Development for all domains, with particular emphasis on eHealth. She holds a Master’s Degree in Education, and has extensive experience of ICT professional programme design and implementation. She has worked on several national education initiatives, promoting ICT as a teaching and learning tool. She manages education outreach initiatives, as well as the professional and advocacy activities of HISI (Healthcare Informatics Society of Ireland), and the delivery of four national conferences annually. She is a delegate to the NSAI (National Standards Authority of Ireland) ICT SCC, and a committee member of the Irish Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN).
Dr Michael Hanley
Knowledge Transfer Manager and Senior Research FellowMichael Hanley leads educational innovation initiatives, curriculum development, and strategic academic programmes at IVI. He is recognised for integrating research-based frameworks and data-informed processes into institutional practice. He is a specialist in digital and AI transformation in complex public and private sector organisations, with a track record of aligning organisational strategy with national and regional policy.
As well as his experience in higher education, he has worked previously as as Director of Online Learning at Cúram Software (an IBM Company), and Digital Media Manager at the Educational Multimedia Group. He is Course Director for the “Leading Digital Transformation in Organisations” micro-credential at Maynooth University and co-creator and lecturer on the MSc in Healthcare Transformation at the University of Limerick. He has directed multiple large-scale academic and industry collaborative projects, such as Grad2Work, the Tech Industry Alliance Sustainable Software Development Toolkit, and the DIGIFABS EU project.
Michael is a member of the Maynooth University Social Science Institute (MUSSI), serves on the Steering Board of the Irish Local Government Cybersecurity CORE programme (LG-CORE), and a Irish Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition Steering Group member. He is also a Fellow of the Learning & Development Institute. He has contributed to national and international academic and professional conferences, including addresses at the Maynooth University DEARS Symposium and workshop facilitation at the IVI Summit, and has been published in the International Journal for Digital Society and other journals.
Michael holds a Doctorate in Education Leadership from Maynooth University, and an MSc (Hons) in Education Technology from the National College of Ireland.
Research Interests:
- · Digital transformation in higher education
- · Academic–industry partnership and innovation
- · Organisational capability and change management
- · Post-digital education futures
- · Data-informed leadership, strategy, and governance in complex organisations
- · Sustainable digital & AI skills in professional education
- · Human capital policy development
- · Flexible pathways to education for adults
