Implemented by Littlepay, Transmach and Elavon, it was launched in the region in response to a growing demand for contactless ticketing in the country.
Some 200 e-bikes will be rolled out in Wexford Town and Bray, with the latter the first Irish location for a multimodal service that will also include taxis.
Cork City Council has appointed Atkins to take the role of lead technical advisor to upgrade the 15.5km N40 urban ring road, which is a strategic route through the city.
The success of the trial, initiated by Dublin City Council’s Smart Dublin programme and supported by the WBA and Virgin Media, will pave the way for a larger city-wide wifi deployment.
The cities will receive technical advice, ad hoc support, and advisory input to address the pressing challenges related to the ethical and digital rights aspects of their local digital strategies and projects.
Zipp Mobility is integrating its e-scooters and e-bikes with the Free Now mobility app in response to the need for more electric transport options in cities across the country.
The City and County Council has completed trials of the SpaceFinder app and has also announced a two-day virtual event to showcase its overall smart city journey and evolution into a 15-minute city.
The German city receives a cash prize of €1m while Vantaa in Finland is awarded €500,000 after being named winner in the European Rising Innovative City category.
The project will give businesses based in the council area access to e-cargobikes at a discounted rate, enabling them to replace trips which would otherwise have been taken by car or by van.
Tipperary County Council is installing 600 smart LED lights across three sites as part of the Interreg North West Europe Smart-Space project, which involves 12 European partners.
Tier’s fleet of 30 scooters will be equipped with computer vision technology to increase safety and allow researchers to explore a new source of smart city data.
The scooters are fitted with world-first centimetre-level positioning technology and artificial intelligence cameras, to help solve the dual issues of dangerous parking and illegal footpath riding.
BAE Systems’ new plug-in technology means that as well as using the onboard generator to charge itself while the bus is on the move, the buses can also plug into the grid for power.
The company’s e-scooter model has recently been approved by the UK Department for Transport for use in shared e-scooter trials, in co-operation with local councils, across the UK.
The Digital Economy and Society Index monitors Europe’s overall digital performance and tracks the progress of EU countries with respect to their digital competitiveness.
Semi-finalists from five global cities and 10 citizens from eight nations attended the recent ChangeNow summit in Paris for the inaugural Climathon Global Awards.
The Bloomberg Philanthropies initiative aims to help the cities deliver "high impact" digital services and share lessons learned with the rest of the world.
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