Projects and News
19 Nov 2025
What is a Smart City? The VQ develops Smart City survey to contribute towards smart city research in Cork.
The VQ is collaborating with UCC Master’s student Elvis Ginguay, who is researching local perspectives on smart city development. His short survey aims to understand community awareness of smart cities, attitudes toward data collection, and how residents can help shape a smarter neighbourhood. Support the research by taking the 3-minute survey For those interested in joining a focus group, please contact Katherine Fitzpatrick at katherine@thevq.ie
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30 Oct 2025
Cork City Council Launches Innovative Digital Tool for City-Wide Neighbourhoods
Cork City Council has today introduced a new digital platform designed to support and enhance community engagement across every neighbourhood in the city.
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30 Sep 2025
Cork City Council redevelops it's Open Data Portal.
Recently, Cork City Council – Comhairle Cathrach Chorcaí redeveloped its Open Data Portal, an online repository of publicly available datasets related to Cork City. Cork City Council’s Open Data platform is an important step toward transparency, innovation, and smarter city management. By making key datasets publicly available, the platform empowers citizens, researchers, and businesses to explore insights, develop new solutions, and contribute to evidence-based decision-making. New datasets are continually being added. If you are aware of any datasets that may be useful, please contact the Cork Smart Gateway.
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26 Sep 2025
Cyber Innovate to host SME Cyber Security Workshop at the Nimbus Research Centre.
🔐 Cybersecurity risks are ever increasing — and small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are often most at risk. Taking action today can prevent costly breaches tomorrow.CyberInnovate is running an upcoming workshop in Nimbus Research Centre, led by experts from Munster Technological University, to help SMEs strengthen their cybersecurity readiness.The session will:- Highlight the key challenges businesses face in today’s landscape- Share practical insights and strategies SMEs can put into practice immediatelyA great opportunity for any SME looking to boost their cyber resilience
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