Enterprise Ireland is a valuable strategic partner to UK local authorities. Its value as a resource comes from linking innovation-led Irish companies with the UK local authorities that can best benefit from their products and services. It's why so many Irish companies are already partnering successfully with UK councils and local authorities, supporting them in their social and economic strategies and helping them to deliver on the objectives that will improve the lives of their citizens, Right now smart city solutions are playing a central role in many of these partnerships. Smart city development is about using sensor- based technology in urban areas to allow for greater collaboration between stakeholders such as citizens, city authorities, entrepreneurs, innovators and the wider business community, as well as academia. All of this collaboration is being driven by the rapidly accelerating Internet of Things (loT) sector. It is already responsible for billions of connected devices, from fridges that reorder your shopping to traffic flow monitoring. As loT technology develops, the potential it will offer for ever more connected homes, and ever smarter cities, means it already takes centre-stage for councils looking to improve standards of living and future-proof infrastructure needs. That's exactly where Enterprise Ireland can help.
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