This study – A Fresh Mandate for Digital Leadership in the NHS – sets out the barriers and enablers to digital transformation in the NHS.

The report, published by Global Government Forum and led by Andrew Besford, pinpoints four key reasons why digital progress stalls and four corresponding practical steps that could help move the system ahead.

This paper explores the concept of postdigital educational leadership as a model for higher education leaders to navigate the complexities of what Adam Tooze calls ‘polycrisis’—a continuous state of crisis affecting institutional stability, governance, and mission. The paper argues that effective crisis leadership in higher education can transform crises from threats into opportunities for growth and adaptation.

This 2025 study in Nature investigates the impact of digital leadership and job crafting on organizational resilience, grounded in job demand-resource theory.

This 2025 Frontiers study explores key factors influencing technology integration and effective leadership strategies for enhancing faculty members’ technology-enhanced teaching practices within higher education institutions.

Ireland’s Government has confirmed its commitment to updating the region’s National Digital and AI strategy this year to keep Ireland is in a key position to leverage the benefits and opportunities of AI innovation.

The recently published "Harnessing Digital: The Digital Ireland Framework" reflects the Government’s commitment to driving our digital agenda, ensuring Ireland continues to be a digital leader at the heart of Europe, and globally.

This 2025 Frontiers study aims to understand how digital leaders interact with new generation employees to influence changes in employees’ affective commitment to organisations.

Digital transformation and artificial intelligence have become essential for data-driven decision-making. Malaysia, recognising this, has made significant strides in going digital, especially in areas like business and communication, spurred on by the challenges posed by the pandemic.

The Irish Learning Technology Association (ILTA) has opened the call for abstracts for EdTech 2026, its 25th annual conference, taking place on 3–4 June 2026. This year’s theme is “Digital Learning: From How to Who”. Proposals are invited for research and practitioner papers, Gasta talks, workshops, posters, and doctoral contributions.

Economic and political uncertainty is pushing colleges to streamline tech environments even as AI evolves.

The conference at Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Letterkenny brought together education, industry and government to examine how digital transformation is reshaping the North-West cross-border region, especially in AI and cybersecurity.

At the ADVANCE 2025 conference, held by the ADAPT Centre in Dublin, speakers emphasised Ireland’s strategic role in Europe’s AI ecosystem and the importance of leadership in digital innovation and resilience

The European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) community brought four major education initiatives together under the theme “From Ideas to Impact”, exploring how Europe can build a lifelong learning ecosystem, strengthen talent pipelines and align education with digital-innovation and leadership demands

Jisc and UK academic libraries launched a collaborative initiative to develop a “library-centric digital transformation framework”, demonstrating how institutional support functions (like libraries) are stepping into strategic roles in digital leadership across higher education.

The research shows that digital technologies can boost learning, but challenges remain, such as managing distractions and ensuring equal opportunity for all students

The Higher Education Authority and its National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning invite expressions of interest for the development, delivery, and facilitator training of new Open Courses for 2025.

A report from the Irish Higher Education Authority shows rapid but uneven adoption of generative AI in higher ed and calls for coordinated national strategy

Which frontier technologies matter most in 2025? The McKinsey Technology Trends report highlights the latest technology breakthroughs, talent trends, use cases, and their potential impact on companies across sectors

A majority of undergraduates now take at least one online class, signalling online learning has passed its tipping point in higher education

The EU’s strategic framework outlines 14 actions to foster high-quality, inclusive digital learning across member states