Digital Agenda Funding

Project Status: Completed

Project Leader: Colm Mc Colgan

EU Programme: Dept of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI)

Project Budget: €1,984,000

Start Date: Jan, 2007

Finish Date: Dec, 2007

The aim of the project is to:

The implementation of a voucher scheme making FTTP more affordable to SMEs, the provision of Wi-Fi spots along the Derry City Walls and the availability of Wi-Fi in public buildings such as leisure facilities, cultural tourism venues and transportation hubs.

Specific objectives are to:

To maximise the availability of ultrafast broadband (80-100 Mbps)
Drive economic growth
Achieve city-wide high-speed wireless connectivity
Develop competitive markets in network and broadband provision

Derry & Strabane, United Kingdom
Derry City & Strabane District Council(Lead Partner)

Donegal, Ireland
ERNACT Network(Partner)

Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Ulster University(Partner)

The aim of the Super Connected City project is to stimulate the creation of a market for broadband services within the learning government and visitor/tourism sectors in the Derry City Council area.