Fingal Digital Strategy - Appendices
Appendices
Appendix A
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Digital Fingal Oversight Group |
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John Quinlivan (Chair) |
Director of Services |
Corporate Affairs & Governance |
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Aishling Hyland |
Digital Strategy Manager |
Information Technology |
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Dominic Byrne |
Head of IT |
Information Technology |
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Brian Buckley |
Senior Executive Officer |
Corporate Affairs & Governance |
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Colm McQuinn |
Information & Data Management Officer |
Corporate Affairs & Governance |
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Pat Boyle |
Senior Architect |
Architects |
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Íde De Bairtiséil |
Senior Executive Officer |
Community |
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Aoife Sheridan |
Senior Executive Officer |
Economic, Enterprise & Tourism Development |
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Helen O’Donnell |
Senior Executive Librarian |
Libraries |
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Shay Barker |
Senior Executive Officer |
Finance |
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Paul Smyth |
Senior Executive Officer |
Operations |
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Gerry McDermott |
Media & Communications Manager |
Communications |
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Catherine O’Donovan |
Senior Executive Officer |
Environment |
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Philip Long |
Senior Executive Officer |
Planning |
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Other Contributors |
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Aishling Lennon |
Smart Dublin |
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Alan Murphy |
Smart Dublin |
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Giovanni Maccani |
Maynooth University |
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Niall Connolly |
Maynooth University |
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Jamie Moore |
Fingal PPN |
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Oisin Geoghegan |
Fingal LEO |
Appendix B
DIGITAL STRATEGY CONSULTATION ISSUES PAPER
Fingal County Council developed a Digital Strategy Strategic Issues Paper to support consultation and stakeholder engagement. The document presented an overview of the Strategy framework and set out questions to encourage discussion. The Issues Paper was published on the Council’s consultation portal and was shared widely through the Council’s communication channels. Hard copies of the Paper were made available in Fingal Libraries and Council Offices. The Issues Paper consultation was open from 4 June until 28 July 2019.
Full details of the paper and submissions can be found here https://consult.fingal.ie/en/consultation/fingal-digital-strategy
Members of the public were asked to give their feedback in one of the following ways:
• online at https://consult.fingal.ie/en/consultation/fingal-digital-strategy
• by email to [email protected]
• by post to Digital Strategy Manager, Information Technology Department, Fingal County Council, County Hall, Main Street, Swords, Co Dublin. K67 X8Y2
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Appendix C
DIGITAL READINESS ASSESSMENT
The Department of Rural and Community Development contracted Indecon Economic Consultants to undertake a Digital Readiness Assessment (DRA) of each local authority. The DRAs provide an overview of each county’s digital maturity, highlighting strengths and weaknesses and can be used as a guide to measure progress.
The standard of Fingal County Council’s digital capability is higher than the national average, according the National Digital Readiness Assessment report released by the Department of Rural and Community Development.
The DRAs look at local authority public services and infrastructure, citizens, businesses, as well as the activities of the Council itself.
The report sets aside a seven-pillar approach to digital maturity. The seven pillars identified are:
• Pillar I: Transitioning to Digital
• Pillar II: Infrastructure
• Pillar III: Digital Economy & Employment
• Pillar IV: Digital Services
• Pillar V: Digital Skills
• Pillar VI: Innovation & Entrepreneurship
• Pillar VII: Community & Culture
Fingal County Council performed higher than the national average on each of the seven pillars and is performing on par with its peer group (urban areas with a rural population below 30%).
The DRA classed Fingal County Council as ‘Highly Developed’ in terms of digital infrastructure and ranks the Council as ‘Transformational’ in digital economy and employment. The report also ranked Fingal County as ‘Developed/Highly Developed’ with regard to the provision of digital services.
A copy of the full national average of local digital readiness assessment is available at the following link: https://www.gov.ie/pdf/4827/?page=1
Digital Maturity Assessment Dashboard
• Fingal County performed well under Pillar V (Digital Infrastructure)
• Further progress is possible in Fingal County across all Pillars, including Pillar II (Digital Economy and Employment)
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Appendix D
FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL PUBLIC WIFI PLAN
Fingal County Council is committed to developing and improving the County’s digital infrastructure and services. Access to free public Wi-Fi in our major town centres and villages will be a major asset to our visitors, businesses and residents. The provision of free public WiFi and improving digital infrastructure is a strategic objective of the Council’s Digital Strategy.
The introduction of this service will strengthen Fingal’s reputation as a forward thinking and digitally inclusive urban and rural landscape, which strongly promotes access to on- line services and information across the County. The initiative is being project managed by the Council’s Information Technology Department, with liaison across relevant departments within the Council.
The key aims of the Council’s Wi-Fi project are to:
• Provide free public access to internet services at key destinations in major town centres and villages.
• Promote Fingal as a forward-thinking and digitally inclusive region.
• Introduce free public Wi-Fi as an aid to foster economic growth, making Fingal a more attractive destination for citizens, business and visitors.
• Increase public access to on-line services and information.
• Work with industry to promote investment in digital infrastructure.
The rollout of public Wi-Fi hotspots will be implemented on a phased basis, prioritising areas of strategic importance identified in the Fingal Development Plan 2017-2023 – Major Town Centres, Town and District Centres, Local Centres and Rural Villages. Public Wi-Fi hotspots will be installed in a variety of public areas including town centre main streets, village centres, community centres and parks. The roadmap is broken into 6 phases
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Locations |
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Commercial operator providing free WiFi service |
Balbriggan, Malahide |
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Smart Bench WiFi hotspots across 8 towns & villages |
Blanchardstown, Swords, Howth, Balbriggan, Malahide, Skerries, Portmarnock, Rush |
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WIFI4EU initiative - major town centres |
Blanchardstown, Swords |
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WIFI4EU initiative – town and district centres |
Blanchardstown, Howth, Malahide, Skerries, Rush, Portmarnock, Castleknock, Clonsilla, Donabate, Lusk, Sutton, Baldoyle |
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WIFI4EU initiative – rural villages |
Santry, Kinsealy, Ballyboughal, Balscadden, Coolquay, Garristown, Naul, Rivermeade, St. Margarets, Oldtown, Ballymadun |
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Broadband Connection Points – under the National Broadband Plan |
Balscadden, Man O’War, Oldtown, Tyrrelstown, Ardgillan, Newbridg |
Full details of the Fingal County Council Public Wi-Fi Roadmap can be found at www.fingal.ie/sites/default/files/2019-05/fingal_county_council_public_wifi_roadmap.pdf
Appendix E
GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS
Acronyms
BCP Broadband Connection Point
DCCAE Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
DFOG Digital Fingal Oversight Group
DRA Digital Readiness Assessment
DRCD Department of Rural and Community Development
FCC Fingal County Council
LEO Local Enterprise Office
NBI National Broadband Ireland
NBP National Broadband Plan
NDS National Digital Strategy
PPN Public Participation Network
TUD Technology University Dublin
Terms
Broadband In the context of Internet access, broadband is used to mean any high-speed Internet access - delivering speeds upwards of 30mb download and 6mb upload.
Digitalisation Digitalisation is the use of digital technologies to change a business model and provide new revenue and value-producing opportunities; it is the process of moving to a digital business.
WiFi WiFi or wireless fidelity is the name of a wireless networking technology that uses radio waves to provide high-speed network and Internet connections.
AI Artificial intelligence (AI) is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems.
AR Augmented reality (AR) a technology that superimposes a computer-generated image on a user's view of the real world, thus providing a composite view.
VR Virtual reality (VR) the computer-generated simulation of a three- dimensional image or environment that can be interacted with in a seemingly real or physical way by a person using special electronic equipment, such as a helmet with a screen inside or gloves fitted with sensors.
STEAM STEAM is an educational approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking.
Smart City A smart city is a municipality that uses information Region / County and communication technologies (ICT) to increase operational efficiency, share information with the public and improve both the quality of government services and citizen welfare.
Digital Single Market The Digital Single Market is a policy belonging to the European Single Market Market that covers digital marketing, E-commerce & telecommunications.
Smart Dublin Smart Dublin is an initiative of the four Dublin Local Authorities to engage with smart technology providers, researchers and citizens to solve challenges and improve life in Dublin city and region.
All-Ireland Smart Cities Forum The All Ireland Smart Cities Forum is a community of practice Smart Cities focused on the advancement of cities in both the Republic of Forum Ireland and Northern Ireland through the deployment of, and value creation generated by, smart city programmes.
IoT IoT is short for Internet of Things. The Internet of Things refers to the ever-growing network of physical objects that feature an IP address for internet connectivity, and the communication that occurs between these objects and other Internet-enabled devices and systems.
Machine Learning Machine learning is an application of artificial intelligence (AI) Learning that provides systems the ability to automatically learn and improve from experience without being explicitly programmed.
Appendix F
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3 Fingal Libraries Development Plan 2018 – 2023 www.fingal.ie/sites/default/files/2019-03/Fingal%20Libraries%20 Development%20Plan%202018-23.pdf
4 Fingal Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP) 2016 – 2020 www.fingal.ie/sites/default/files/2019-04/fingal_local_economic_ community_plan_2016_-_2020.pdf
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8 Sustainable Development Goals www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/
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39 Fingal Libraries Development Plan 2018-2023 www.fingal.ie/sites/default/files/2019-03/Fingal%20Libraries%20 Development%20Plan%202018-23.pdf
40 Fingal Skills Strategy www.fingal.ie/sites/default/files/2019-03/Fingal%20Co%20Co%20Skills%20Strategy%20Document%20PQ5_0.pdf
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