IN recent years, we have all witnessed the turbo drive of digitalisation that has affected our lives. While most of us have our reservations from the amount of data that both the public and private sector can collect and often exploit us over, what is very clear is that, when it comes to traceability, digitalisation has transformed the way we go about our lives and within the business sector.

Horse Sport Ireland have recently come under a lot of public pressure to answer the sluggish turnaround times of their horse passports. Often forgetting that, without the passport, the horse - regardless of it’s ability - is worthless.