• Indepdendent.ie, Wednesday, January 27, 2016 9:05 AM

The plan is the last of the Government's eight regional jobs plans to be unveiled. It includes using Dublin as a testbed for new technologies which use big data and the internet of things to "improve city life". "The Smart Dublin Project Team, involving the four Local Authorities, will progress a range of initiatives in this area, including rolling out “smart districts”, a Dublin Internet of Things Demonstrator project and a Street of the Future project," the Government said. It also aims to increase the numbers of businesses starting and surviving by 25pc in the city, increase tourist numbers by 7pc a year, and establish a new technological university.

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