Digital for Growth – new partnership between Skillnet Innovation Exchange and Guaranteed Irish launched

With businesses under pressure to improve productivity, reduce costs, strengthen sustainability data management and remain competitive, Skillnet Innovation Exchange and Guaranteed Irish have launched Digital for Growth — a new initiative designed to connect Irish businesses with trusted Irish innovators to solve operational and growth challenges. Developed in partnership between Guaranteed Irish and Skillnet Innovation Exchange, Digital for Growth combines Guaranteed Irish’s strong business network with Skillnet Innovation Exchange’s proven challenge-led collaboration model — a structured framework that connects organisations facing business challenges with trusted digital and technology companies that can fast-track solutions and improve performance. Digital for Growth will also create valuable new commercial opportunities for Skillnet Innovation Exchange solution provider members by giving access to a strong pipeline of high-quality challenges from Guaranteed Irish member companies. Conor Carmody, Programme Director of Skillnet Innovation Exchange, welcomed the new partnership:  “We look forward to helping Guaranteed Irish member companies harness the power of digital technologies to improve competitiveness, increase efficiencies and drive business growth through the Skillnet Innovation Exchange challenge framework” This initiative builds on Skillnet Innovation Exchange’s successful industry partnership model, which includes Digital for Sport, developed with Sport Ireland, and Discovery Exchange, developed in partnership with Research Ireland.” Brid O’Connell, CEO of Guaranteed Irish, said: “Businesses know they need digitalisation and AI, but many simply don’t know where to start or who to trust. Digital for Growth helps bridge that gap by connecting Irish businesses with trusted Irish innovators who can solve real operational challenges, improve efficiency and unlock growth in a practical, low-risk way. Digital for Growth creates opportunities for innovative Irish companies registered through Skillnet Innovation Exchange to engage directly with established organisations and build meaningful commercial relationships to avail of growth focused upskilling and networking, Through Digital for Growth, participating businesses will gain access to a structured process that includes challenge definition, solution discovery, proposal development and facilitated introductions to innovative Irish solution providers. Skillnet Innovation Exchange also provides upskilling and network development opportunities to Irish businesses. The initiative is open to: The initiative will support businesses looking to: To learn more about Digital for Growth or get involved, please contact Skillnet Innovation Exchange at info@theinnovationexchange.ie or Guaranteed Irish at clemence@guaranteedirish.ie