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Donegal County Council Annual Report 2019
Driver’s Daily Safety Check
In line with RSA requirements for a daily walkaround safety check of all vehicles,
I.S. worked with the Machinery Yard to develop a mobile app, replacing the paper exercise. The app automatically routes all daily checks to the backend CRM system, alerts the relevant supervisor if any defects are found and automatically creates a Maintenance Request with the defect details included. History records for past 5 checks are retained on the device for presenting if needed at roadside check points.
Donegal Digital www.donegaldigital.ie
The Donegal Digital Project was further developed in 2019 and is driving a range of innovative economic development activities assisted by Digital Technologies. This cross- agency initiative is supported by Enterprise Ireland, IDA, Údarás na Gaeltachta, Fáilte Ireland, ERNACT, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Pramerica Systems Ireland, and is led by the Donegal County Council Head of Information Systems.
The Information Systems Department continues to work with relevant Government Departments and Telecommunications Companies to assist the roll-out of high- speed broadband throughout Donegal. Fibre to the premises high speed broadband continues to roll out strongly throughout
the County as a result of the OpenEir rural fibre programme and the SIRO urban fibre projects.
In line with government policy, work
by the Broadband Development Officer continued with the objective of supporting the expeditious roll-out of the National Broadband Plan in Donegal, and in
delivering associated elements of the Council’s Digital Strategy.
The Information Systems Department
was awarded funding under 2 Digital Innovation Funding streams. DIP1.0 funded mobile phone coverage at Malin Beg. DIP2.0 funding covers the trialling of IoT technologies in Donegal for remote sensing of real-time environmental information.
The contract to rollout the WiFi4EU project in 54 locations around the County was awarded to SORD Data Systems who are planning
the rollout and infrastructure needs of the network.
The Information Systems Department was successful in a RRDF funding application with Roscommon, Sligo & Mayo County Councils, to develop a Digital Hub at the Base Enterprise Centre in Stranorlar.
Work on the Broadband Connection Points project, where early high-speed broadband connection will be brought to 12 locations around the County as part of the National Broadband Plan commenced during the year.
Design work on the Inishowen Innovation hub continued during 2019 with a view to the commencement of construction in 2020.
ERNACT
Participation continued, via the ERNACT (www.ernact.eu) network, in co-operative EU projects during 2019.
The EMERGREEN EU NPA funded project held its launch conference in April 2019. This project is focused on citizen science involvement supported by Internet of Things technologies in the area of costal monitoring in Inishowen. The partners involved in
this project are Donegal County Council, ERNACT, Derry City and Strabane District Council, Association of Local Authorities
in Västernorrland Sweden, University of Helsinki Mikkeli Finland, Environmental Agency Faroe Island & National University of Galway Ireland.