How Skillnet Ireland and skills supports help staff learn AI — and why they fund competence, not software.

dgm is an independent osFoundry implementation partner — not affiliated with osFoundry’s developer (the company OS LLC), and it has not yet completed any client integrations.

Skills and training supports can help staff learn AI — they fund competence, not software.

What the scheme actually gives

  • Skillnet Ireland networks deliver subsidised, industry-led training, including in digital and AI skills.
  • EDIH training (through CeADAR and the other hubs) raises AI capability in SMEs.
  • The aim is to raise the digital maturity of staff.

Does it fund buying AI software?

Skills supports fund learning and people, not the purchase of an AI tool; the value is a team that can adopt AI well. A platform such as osFoundry lowers the cost structurally through usage-based pricing and the BYOK principle — which helps more than waiting for support that does not cover software.

Important note

This article is general information and is not legal, tax or grant advice. Tax schemes, grants, rules and rates change, and only the relevant authorities (among them Revenue, IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, the Data Protection Commission and the Central Bank of Ireland) decide eligibility and awards. dgm is not a grant deliverer, approved knowledge provider or intermediary. Always confirm the current terms with the official source or a qualified tax or legal adviser.

How dgm helps

dgm is an independent implementation partner that helps businesses in Ireland adopt osFoundry — from identifying the first practical use case, through building it, to connecting AI to the systems you already use. dgm works independently of osFoundry’s developer (the company OS LLC) and has not yet completed any client integrations; everything above is therefore a description of the service offered, not a delivered result. If you would like to look at a sensible first step, dgm is happy to think it through with you. Arrange a no-obligation conversation with dgm.