Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation Topics

Explore our regions' and cities' Digital Transformation priorities

< Back

Donegal

Digital Foundations

Digital Skills

Establish a working group on training spearheaded by ATU Letterkenny and pursue set-up of a Donegal Training portal related to digital skills.

Blue Ocean

Life & Health Sciences

Manufacturing

Advanced Broadband

Actively working to ensure that Donegal's businesses and citizens are connected at work and at home with fibre, public wi-fi and the latest mobile technologies.

Blue Ocean

Life & Health Sciences

Manufacturing

Digital Research

Work with universities in West, North West and Northern Ireland to increase the supply of the relevant digital research needed to support smart specialisation and target economic sectors

Blue Ocean

Life & Health Sciences

Manufacturing

Digital Innovation

Digital Innovation Hubs

Deliver a network of digital innovation hubs to support local communities, SME's, start-ups, remote workers. Pursue collaboration between Donegal Hubs. Develop advanced tech exposure & digital capacity of SME's & communities via the Hubs.

Blue Ocean

Manufacturing

Open Innovation Test Beds

Develop "living labs" in the key areas of Advanced Manufacturing, Public Services (Energy, Public Planning service) Blue Ocean and Tourism and Culture (VR). Leverage the Digital Hubs network (Blue Economy in Killybegs; VR in Gaoth Dobhair,....

Blue Ocean

Manufacturing

Grow Existing ICT SME Cluster

Improve the level of business between Donegal's existing small ICT companies and other sectors.

Blue Ocean

Life & Health Sciences

Manufacturing

Industry 4.0

Improve support for introduction of Advanced manufacturing techniques into relevant sectors in Donegal. Identify companies who can benefit and bring I4.0 to them.

Blue Ocean

Manufacturing

Open Data

Establish a mechanism to systematically collect, organise and exploit public sector open innovation data, with a focus on energy, environment and tourism data in 2021

Transform Traditional SMEs

Focus support interventions to assist non-digital SME's to adopt the more advanced disruptive technologies (e.g., online selling)

Blue Ocean

Life & Health Sciences

Manufacturing

University in Innovation

ATU to work with the public and private sectors in the County for demonstration & piloting of disruptive digital technology, aimed at potential entrepreneurs and existing companies

Blue Ocean

Manufacturing

Stimulate Digital Startups

Promote emerging disruptive technologies and local research projects to inspire local entrepreneurs as well as Digital entrepreneurs amongst diaspora

Blue Ocean

Life & Health Sciences

Manufacturing

Remote Working

Implement the actions in Donegal's Remote Working Strategy to increase the number of digital remote workers, entrepreneurs, startups and existing tech companies with a presence in the County.

Blue Ocean

Life & Health Sciences

Innovation ecosystems

Establish or adapt innovation ecsosystems to support digital transformation initiatives in the current or emerging context

Blue Ocean

Life & Health Sciences

Manufacturing

Digital Transformation Technologies

Internet of Things (IoT)

Develop IoT pilots within open data initiative for areas such as energy, environment and tourism.

Manufacturing

Virtual Reality (VR)

Develop VR/AR resources in the region and leverage to empower businesses and community to explore the potential benefits

Blue Ocean

Manufacturing

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Capacity building / piloting to evaluate the implications of incorporating AI into public service development. Increase local AI/ML talent pool .

Cybersecurity

Develop local talent pool. Increase understanding and capabiltiy of business and community.

Blue Ocean

Life & Health Sciences

Manufacturing

Data Analytics

Develop local talent pool. Increase understanding and capability of business and community.

Life & Health Sciences

Manufacturing

Smart City & Region

Intelligent Infrastructure

Deploy IoT and related services in key public infrastructure points in Donegal as a resource for tourism, environment services

Smart Energy

Transition to a low carbon economy via adoption of green technologies, smart energy management, renewables and energy efficiency

Blue Ocean

Life & Health Sciences

Manufacturing

Spatial Planning

Build on the County's expertise in GIS and co-production methods to pilot next generation planning systems that use VR/AR and e-building standards

Public Services

Develop capacity of Donegal's communities to exploit digital services in the social, educational, culture and tourism arenas & of the capacity of the local authorities to deliver innovative digital services

Core ERNACT regions