The Intelligent Cities Challenge in collaboration with Derry City and Strabane District Council, Donegal County Council, Donegal Digital and ERNACT are working together to deliver a series of workshops across two days exploring the concept of Smart locations and how they can be engines of economic recovery by creating new business opportunities, advancing sustainable development and boosting the NW Region both digitally and socially.

Smart locations are towns, cities, villages and communities that are exploiting data, next generation connectivity and emerging technology such as The Internet of Things (IoT) to become more responsive, engaging and capable of producing scalable solutions to address local challenges and improve the manner in which we manage resources, data and infrastructure.

The key drivers for the Smart locations include the increasing constraints on resources such as energy, health, transportation and environment, fuelled by recovery from Covid 19, the cost of living crisis, climate change and our desire to provide attractive, enjoyable places to live, work and visit.

Date: Wednesday 2 November
Time: 9.30am to 1.30pm
Location: City Hotel, Derry
Register: HERE
Aim:
To present an overview of Derry City and Strabane District Council and Donegal County Councils ambitions to become Smart locations.