Smart Cities
Telecommunications
9.23 In 2015, Cork City Council in collaboration with Cork County Council, MTU, UCC and Tyndall National Institute established a smart city and region initiative, the Cork Smart Gateway 23 to develop and pursue a smart agenda for Cork. A smart city is one where traditional services are improved or made more efficient by the application of new innovations or digital technologies for the benefit of citizens and businesses. A Smart City goes beyond the use of ICT. It means smarter urban transport networks, upgraded water supply and waste disposal facilities and more efficient ways to light and heat buildings. It also means a more interactive and responsive city administration, safer public spaces and meeting the needs of an ageing population. The Cork Smart Gateway is part of an All-Ireland Smart Cities Forum which includes Cork, Dublin, Limerick, Waterford, Galway, Belfast and Derry / Londonderry.
9.24 An efficient telecommunications system is important in the development of the economy. Cork Council will have regard to the guidelines issued by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, ‘Planning Guidelines for Telecommunications Antennae and Support Structures’ (1996) and Circular Letter PL 07/12. The assessment of individual proposals will be governed by the guidelines and the controls scheduled in the Development Management section of this plan.
Air Quality
9.25 Improving and maintaining good air quality is one of the key objectives of this development plan. It is fundamental to the health and wellbeing of the community.
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