Understand exactly where your business stands with AI before you invest in adoption
A structured diagnostic that tells you exactly where your business stands with AI before you invest.
Who this is for
The Problem
Staff are using AI tools informally across most Irish SMEs. Leadership often lacks a clear picture of which tools are in use, whether business data is being shared with external systems, and whether the organisation is ready to adopt AI more formally.
Without that picture, investment decisions are made on incomplete information. Training is delivered before anyone knows what tools staff are actually using. Policies are written before the risk surface is understood.
The AI Readiness Scan gives you the full picture before you commit to anything. It identifies what is already happening, assesses where the organisation stands across five readiness dimensions, and produces a prioritised action plan so next steps are clear.
What Is Included
The Scan fee is credited in full against the AI Capability Build Programme if you decide to proceed.
Deliverables
Timeline and Investment
Timeline
One to two weeks. Conducted remotely with structured interviews across departments.
Investment
From €2,500
Credited in full against the AI Capability Build Programme if you decide to proceed.
Fixed scope, fixed price. Credited in full against the AI Capability Build Programme if commissioned within 60 days.
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AI Agent Governance Checklist
A practical checklist for Irish SMEs deploying AI agents. Covers oversight controls, human escalation points, scope boundaries, and the documentation you need before any agent goes into a real workflow.
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Not sure whether an AI Readiness Scan is right for your business? Start with a free 20-minute AI conversation. One clear priority finding. No pitch. No obligation.
Insights
Most AI incidents are not evidence of rogue machine behaviour. They are governance failures: capability connected to live systems without adequate permissions, approval gates, or oversight. Here is what Irish SME owners and directors need to understand before connecting AI to their business systems.
by Eileen Weadick, PhD•10 min read
Founder, Clear Gate Systems
Over 80% of AI projects fail before delivering value — not because of the technology, but because of what happens before it. Here is the evidence-based eight-step framework Irish SMEs need to get AI adoption right from the start.
by Eileen Weadick, PhD•10 min read
Founder, Clear Gate Systems
Scope and boundaries
What we are
Clear Gate Systems helps Irish SMEs build AI capability, train their teams, and govern how AI runs safely and sustainably. Every engagement includes structured governance and, where relevant, EU AI Act and related obligations. Eileen Weadick holds specialist EU AI Act compliance training (AIActTPro certified) and applies that knowledge as a practical component of every engagement.
What we are not
Clear Gate Systems does not provide legal advice, legal interpretation of specific obligations, or regulatory representation. Where your organisation requires a formal legal opinion, on the classification of a specific system, on contractual obligations with an AI vendor, or on regulatory exposure, a qualified solicitor or barrister must be engaged. Our role is to build the technical governance infrastructure that qualified legal counsel can stand behind.
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Book a free 20-minute AI conversation. No pitch. No obligation. One clear priority finding.
Eileen Weadick, PhD — AI adoption and governance implementation specialist. Cork, Ireland.
Most businesses that complete the AI Readiness Scan proceed to the AI Capability Build Programme.
