Bus: Over recent years passenger numbers using the public bus network in Cork City has increased considerably. This trend is set to continue as a €200 million Bus Connects plan will be rolled out in Cork.
Further Investment in Transport: The National Transport Authority recently adopted the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy. This will see a €3.5 billion invest ment in transport in Cork over the next 20 years for considerable improvement in walking and cycling infrastructure, public transport, including the development of a tram system for Cork, along with investment in suburban rail and road connectivity to the city.
Digital: Cork is connected by robust digital connectivity with high capacity fibre connectivity between the EU and USA via Cork fibre network. This provides a direct connection from Cork to key technology and finance centres in the UK and the USA. A new sub sea cable is planned that will connect Cork directly to mainland Europe via France. The Metropolitan Area Network supports high speed network connections across Cork’s key business zones and is capable of delivering virtually unlimited bandwidth to the areas it serves. A fully resilient network is provided by a data centre for the city that delivers lightning-speed Internet connectivity for Munster businesses. Planning has also been approved for a new ‘Class A’ data centre in Cork. Additional public WIFI zones, facilitated by Cork City Council and the WiFi4EU scheme will also help to improve the city’s digital connectivity for citizens and visitors.
Cork Institute of Technology
University College Cork
A UNESCO Learning City In 2015 UNESCO presented Cork with one of the first 12 Global Learning City Awards, the first city in Ireland to achieve this recognition. UNESCO defines a learning city as ‘a City which effectively mobilises its resources across all sectors to maximise the o pportunities for lifelong learning for all its citizens’. In Cork, we believe that a learning city, is what a learning city does. Through Cork ’ s Lifelong Learning Festival, our Learning Neighbourhoods, Learning Workplaces and other life-long and life-wide learning Events we are committed to developing Cork as a Learning City for all its citizens. Cork’s Annual Lifelong Learning Festival is a celebration of our learning city in action. It is a week of over 500 free events throughout the city promoting learning of all kinds, for people of all ages, interests and abilities.
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