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Thank you to everyone who took the time to apply for our Call for Pilots. 👏

The application deadline has now closed, and we’re grateful for the strong interest and high-quality submissions we received. We truly appreciate everyone who shared their innovative ideas and solutions with us.

What’s Next?

Our team, together with our partners, will be reviewing all applications. We’re delighted by the level of engagement and will be in touch in due course with further updates and next steps. Stay tuned as we move into this exciting phase of selecting the most promising pilots to help shape the future of our smart city initiatives.

Stay Tuned:

Thank you once again to all applicants for your contributions. Your innovative ideas play a vital role in our mission to create better cities. We look forward to the next steps and to seeing the positive impact of these pilot projects.

Stay tuned for more updates and announcements from Smart Docklands!

For any questions, please reach out to us at info@smartdocklands.ie.

Due to the holiday break and strong interest from applicants, the deadline for the Smart Docklands Call for Pilots 2025 has been extended to 30th January 2025.

The extension responds to requests from organisations and innovators seeking additional time to prepare high-quality submissions. We encourage anyone working on solutions that address urban challenges to take advantage of the extended deadline and apply.

Building on the success of the Call for Pilots 2024, this year’s programme again focuses on how technology can meaningfully improve urban life. Through close collaboration with communities, local businesses, Dublin City Council, and CONNECT, Smart Docklands identified four key themes for the 2025 call:

• Urban Greening/Biodiversity

• Mobility Innovation

• Accessibility/Inclusive Design

• Digital Tools/Tech Access

 

The call seeks to support the development of impactful, scalable and sustainable pilots involving public bodies, private stakeholders, academia and local communities. The pilot proposals should be ready to deploy with service users, where appropriate, and should be in a position to measure impacts within a six-month timeframe. 

Apply here!

Smart Docklands Pilot Call Themes:

Some examples of the types of pilots which would be relevant to the Docklands area are given here for illustrative purposes. 

Urban Greening/Biodiversity:

Proposals may include, but are not limited to solutions that:

• Pilot smart urban green spaces that use IoT and sensor technologies to support climate action goals and enhance sustainability, while testing their impact on local resilience.
• Integrate data-driven tools to monitor and manage biodiversity, assessing how these insights can inform local and national climate action plans.
• Develop pilots that invite citizen participation in biodiversity conservation and sustainable practices through accessible digital platforms, studying what drives engagement.
• Launch educational and awareness initiatives, leveraging smart city solutions to foster and evaluate community stewardship of green infrastructure.

Mobility Innovation:

Proposals may include, but are not limited to solutions that:

• Pilot and showcase new mobility solutions in the Docklands, combining emerging technologies with sustainable, people-centred transport, and measure uptake and equity.
• Expand active travel initiatives by using data and community input to improve walking, cycling, accessibility, and safety, and assess their effectiveness.
• Explore responsible drone applications for logistics, monitoring, and public services, ensuring regulation, safety, and trust are built in – and tested from the outset.
• Partner with industry, academia, and civic groups to co-develop scalable mobility projects and engage residents in shaping and evaluating the future of urban transport.

Accessibility/Inclusive Design:

Proposals may include, but are not limited to solutions that:

• Prototype inclusive wayfinding solutions, tactile maps, multilingual signage, or AR tools, and test them in community hubs and public spaces.
• Develop pilots that demonstrate adaptive technologies for mobility and participation, from accessible smart crossings to voice-enabled digital services, studying usability and adoption.
• Pilot tangible accessibility solutions in public or digital spaces, showcasing and measuring how inclusive design can directly improve daily experiences.
• Host inclusive design workshops or events where residents, technologists, and advocacy groups co-create and trial solutions, generating insights on best practices.

Digital Tools/Tech Access:

Proposals may include, but are not limited to solutions that:

• Pilot community-friendly digital platforms, such as digital twins or AI-powered dashboards, that make complex data accessible, engaging, and useful for residents, while testing usability.
• Develop training programmes and hands-on workshops to build digital literacy, ensuring all age groups and abilities can engage with emerging technologies, and assess impact.
• Test shared access models (e.g. maker labs, device libraries, co-working hubs) that lower barriers to experimenting with advanced digital tools, studying which approaches scale.
• Collaborate with schools, libraries, and community centres to co-create demonstrators that showcase and evaluate practical applications of digital twins, AI, and other frontier technologies.

Who Should Apply:

The pilot call is open to academia, public bodies, private organisations or local community members, who have a proposed solution that can address the challenges or themes presented above. 

The proposal must:

• Offer an innovative solution (products, services or devices) with the potential to scale 
• Provide new practices/solutions/perspectives that address challenges related to one of the five key themes above
• Be sufficiently developed, with a fully operational solution that is ready for deployment by March 2026
• Be within the legal remit and responsibility of Smart Dockland’s main partners operational capacity 
• Ensure that any solution proposed adheres to all General Data Protection Regulations

Successful pilot leads will be required to provide Dublin City Council with up to date tax clearance information and proof of valid insurance certs. Failure to provide this information when requested may result in the exclusion of the pilot from the open call.

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to pilot and demonstrate the potential impact and scalability of the proposed solution in a real-world environment.
• Access to experts from a unique ecosystem with established academic, public and private sector partners as well as an engaged local community.
• Marketing and promotional support for the proposed solution via the Smart Docklands network.
• Funding of up to €12.5K (inc. of VAT) is available to support successful pilots.

Application details:

• Applicants must submit a completed application form through the Smart Docklands website here. Applicants can apply in more than one category.
• Call opens: Tuesday, 11th November, 2025, 2pm
• Call closes: Thursday, 30th January, 2026, 5pm
• Evaluation of proposals: Your submission will be reviewed by an expert panel drawn from Smart Dockland’s partners. A shortlist of applicants will be selected and asked to make a presentation to the evaluation panel. An update on the call outcome will be provided to all applicants at the end of the review process.
• Projects to start: March 2026
• Mid-way review: June 2026
• Final Evaluation and Close Out: September 2026

Eligibility, Evaluation and Selection Criteria:

All pilot proposals must be completed and submitted using the Pilot Application Template before the closing date. Proposals not submitted using the template or submitted after the deadline will not be evaluated.

All eligible proposals will be evaluated by an expert panel drawn from Smart Docklands’ partners. A shortlist of applicants will then be selected and invited to present their proposed solutions to the evaluation panel.

Pilot proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

Impact: Proposals must clearly demonstrate the positive impact of the solution for the Smart Docklands area in relation to the challenges under the four key themes. They should also include details on how impact will be measured.

Scalability: Proposals will be evaluated on their potential for scale, ambition for scalability, and integration with existing services. They should also describe a future business model.

Level of Innovation: Proposals must show a clear element of innovation—either technological or service-based – that addresses an unmet or underserved need. Both incremental and disruptive approaches will be considered.

Team and Resources: Proposals will be evaluated on resource allocation, delivery capacity, and the skills and experience of the project team. They should outline the expected level of support required from Smart Docklands partners, as well as a full cost breakdown for the proposed solution.

User-Centric: Proposals should demonstrate a clear benefit for people living, working, visiting, or doing business in the Docklands area, and show how the solution addresses identified challenges.

Alignment with Smart Docklands Objectives: Proposals will be evaluated against Dublin City Council and CONNECT’s shared objectives to fast-track innovation that addresses local and global challenges through collaboration, testing, learning, and education.

About Smart Docklands:

Established in 2018, the programme is funded by Dublin City Council (DCC) and CONNECT Research Ireland Centre headquartered at Trinity College Dublin. 

Smart Docklands is an award winning programme that supports the adoption of new and emerging technologies in cities. The programme fast tracks innovation that addresses local and global challenges through collaboration, testing, learning, and education.

The project focuses on how technology can be applied across multiple urban environments to address local challenges, support sustainability, and enhance quality of life. It explores effective community engagement and the opportunities and challenges that come with increased digital connectivity and the future of urban infrastructure.

Our education and awareness programmes help participants build the knowledge, skills, and confidence to use technology creatively – fostering collaboration, innovation, and active citizen participation.

In the first week of November, Mariana Chihenseck Blanco and Clara Butz joined the Smart Dublin team to present Smart Docklands at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona. During interesting talks, our colleagues got insights into topics like the future of active travel, urban sensing or how to make smart cities more sustainable. At the stand Mariana and Clara connected with people and companies from all over the world to plan future collaboration. The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Ray McAdam, visited as well and was excited to  experience our Smart Docklands digital twin in VR.

 

FYUZ, the flagship Telecom Infra Project (TIP) conference, took place in the Dublin Convention Centre at the beginning of November. The annual event brings players from the telco industry to discuss and promote the future of open and disaggregated networks. Smart Docklands organised two panel sessions at FYUZ to shine a spotlight on the Irish telecoms ecosystem in front of an international audience. 

During FYUZ our Telecoms Research and Innovation Lead at Smart Docklands, Colm Browning, moderated two panels, first focussed on the evolving role of tower and asset providers in the roll-out of future telecoms networks in Ireland and the second highlighted emerging private 5G deployments and use cases in Ireland. The panel highlighted lessons learned from their respective international experiences and were in strong agreement on the need for speedy spectrum regulation to help accelerate mobile private network roll-out in Ireland. 

Smart Docklands supports the adoption of new and emerging technologies in cities. The programme fast tracks innovation that addresses local and global challenges through collaboration, testing, learning, and education. The programme successfully facilitates and enables the testing and trialling of smart city solutions by identifying local challenges, shaping the future of cities. 

The Smart Docklands 2024 pilots explored how technology can support community engagement and urban innovation in Dublin’s Docklands. River Liffey Water Sensors installed 14 devices to monitor water levels in real time. Count Docklands used citizen-hosted sensors to track pedestrians, cyclists, and traffic for better mobility insights. Craft My Street let students redesign the Docklands in Minecraft, promoting youth input in city planning. Immersive Graffiti used AR/VR to turn graffiti into creative digital art, engaging young people in positive expression.

Building on the success of the Call for Pilots 2024, this year’s programme again focuses on how technology can meaningfully improve urban life. Through close collaboration with communities, local businesses, Dublin City Council, and CONNECT, Smart Docklands identified four key themes for the 2025 call:

• Urban Greening/Biodiversity

• Mobility Innovation

• Accessibility/Inclusive Design

• Digital Tools/Tech Access

 

The call seeks to support the development of impactful, scalable and sustainable pilots involving public bodies, private stakeholders, academia and local communities. The pilot proposals should be ready to deploy with service users, where appropriate, and should be in a position to measure impacts within a six-month timeframe. 

Apply here!

Smart Docklands Pilot Call Themes:

Some examples of the types of pilots which would be relevant to the Docklands area are given here for illustrative purposes. 

Urban Greening/Biodiversity:

Proposals may include, but are not limited to solutions that:

• Pilot smart urban green spaces that use IoT and sensor technologies to support climate action goals and enhance sustainability, while testing their impact on local resilience.
• Integrate data-driven tools to monitor and manage biodiversity, assessing how these insights can inform local and national climate action plans.
• Develop pilots that invite citizen participation in biodiversity conservation and sustainable practices through accessible digital platforms, studying what drives engagement.
• Launch educational and awareness initiatives, leveraging smart city solutions to foster and evaluate community stewardship of green infrastructure.

Mobility Innovation:

Proposals may include, but are not limited to solutions that:

• Pilot and showcase new mobility solutions in the Docklands, combining emerging technologies with sustainable, people-centred transport, and measure uptake and equity.
• Expand active travel initiatives by using data and community input to improve walking, cycling, accessibility, and safety, and assess their effectiveness.
• Explore responsible drone applications for logistics, monitoring, and public services, ensuring regulation, safety, and trust are built in – and tested from the outset.
• Partner with industry, academia, and civic groups to co-develop scalable mobility projects and engage residents in shaping and evaluating the future of urban transport.

Accessibility/Inclusive Design:

Proposals may include, but are not limited to solutions that:

• Prototype inclusive wayfinding solutions, tactile maps, multilingual signage, or AR tools, and test them in community hubs and public spaces.
• Develop pilots that demonstrate adaptive technologies for mobility and participation, from accessible smart crossings to voice-enabled digital services, studying usability and adoption.
• Pilot tangible accessibility solutions in public or digital spaces, showcasing and measuring how inclusive design can directly improve daily experiences.
• Host inclusive design workshops or events where residents, technologists, and advocacy groups co-create and trial solutions, generating insights on best practices.

Digital Tools/Tech Access:

Proposals may include, but are not limited to solutions that:

• Pilot community-friendly digital platforms, such as digital twins or AI-powered dashboards, that make complex data accessible, engaging, and useful for residents, while testing usability.
• Develop training programmes and hands-on workshops to build digital literacy, ensuring all age groups and abilities can engage with emerging technologies, and assess impact.
• Test shared access models (e.g. maker labs, device libraries, co-working hubs) that lower barriers to experimenting with advanced digital tools, studying which approaches scale.
• Collaborate with schools, libraries, and community centres to co-create demonstrators that showcase and evaluate practical applications of digital twins, AI, and other frontier technologies.

Who Should Apply:

The pilot call is open to academia, public bodies, private organisations or local community members, who have a proposed solution that can address the challenges or themes presented above. 

The proposal must:

• Offer an innovative solution (products, services or devices) with the potential to scale 
• Provide new practices/solutions/perspectives that address challenges related to one of the five key themes above
• Be sufficiently developed, with a fully operational solution that is ready for deployment by March 2026
• Be within the legal remit and responsibility of Smart Dockland’s main partners operational capacity 
• Ensure that any solution proposed adheres to all General Data Protection Regulations

Successful pilot leads will be required to provide Dublin City Council with up to date tax clearance information and proof of valid insurance certs. Failure to provide this information when requested may result in the exclusion of the pilot from the open call.

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to pilot and demonstrate the potential impact and scalability of the proposed solution in a real-world environment.
• Access to experts from a unique ecosystem with established academic, public and private sector partners as well as an engaged local community.
• Marketing and promotional support for the proposed solution via the Smart Docklands network.
• Funding of up to €12.5K (inc. of VAT) is available to support successful pilots.

Application details:

• Applicants must submit a completed application form through the Smart Docklands website here. Applicants can apply in more than one category.
• Call opens: Tuesday, 11th November, 2025, 2pm
• Call closes: Thursday, 30th January, 2026, 5pm
• Evaluation of proposals: Your submission will be reviewed by an expert panel drawn from Smart Dockland’s partners. A shortlist of applicants will be selected and asked to make a presentation to the evaluation panel. An update on the call outcome will be provided to all applicants at the end of the review process.
• Projects to start: March 2026
• Mid-way review: June 2026
• Final Evaluation and Close Out: September 2026

Eligibility, Evaluation and Selection Criteria:

All pilot proposals must be completed and submitted using the Pilot Application Template before the closing date. Proposals not submitted using the template or submitted after the deadline will not be evaluated.

All eligible proposals will be evaluated by an expert panel drawn from Smart Docklands’ partners. A shortlist of applicants will then be selected and invited to present their proposed solutions to the evaluation panel.

Pilot proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

Impact: Proposals must clearly demonstrate the positive impact of the solution for the Smart Docklands area in relation to the challenges under the four key themes. They should also include details on how impact will be measured.

Scalability: Proposals will be evaluated on their potential for scale, ambition for scalability, and integration with existing services. They should also describe a future business model.

Level of Innovation: Proposals must show a clear element of innovation—either technological or service-based – that addresses an unmet or underserved need. Both incremental and disruptive approaches will be considered.

Team and Resources: Proposals will be evaluated on resource allocation, delivery capacity, and the skills and experience of the project team. They should outline the expected level of support required from Smart Docklands partners, as well as a full cost breakdown for the proposed solution.

User-Centric: Proposals should demonstrate a clear benefit for people living, working, visiting, or doing business in the Docklands area, and show how the solution addresses identified challenges.

Alignment with Smart Docklands Objectives: Proposals will be evaluated against Dublin City Council and CONNECT’s shared objectives to fast-track innovation that addresses local and global challenges through collaboration, testing, learning, and education.

About Smart Docklands:

Established in 2018, the programme is funded by Dublin City Council (DCC) and CONNECT Research Ireland Centre headquartered at Trinity College Dublin. 

Smart Docklands is an award winning programme that supports the adoption of new and emerging technologies in cities. The programme fast tracks innovation that addresses local and global challenges through collaboration, testing, learning, and education.

The project focuses on how technology can be applied across multiple urban environments to address local challenges, support sustainability, and enhance quality of life. It explores effective community engagement and the opportunities and challenges that come with increased digital connectivity and the future of urban infrastructure.

Our education and awareness programmes help participants build the knowledge, skills, and confidence to use technology creatively – fostering collaboration, innovation, and active citizen participation.

We were excited to participate in Culture Night and European Researchers’ Night (in collaboration with the wider Smart Dublin team) in Trinity College Dublin. To get people of all ages learning about smart cities and digital twins, we offered people experiences through our Adventure in the Docklands Urban Quest, building a city using Legos, and experiencing the VR headset. We were pleased to chat with over 300 people in total during both events and we hope everyone set off with a little more knowledge about Smart Docklands and different technologies! 🏙

In June 2025, we were delighted to attend the seventh Annual Meeting and General Assembly for the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights (CC4DR) at the Casa Da Musica, in Porto, Portugal. 

As cities accelerate digitally, it is more important than ever to be conscious of rapidly changing technology solutions that are being deployed in the public sector. The Annual Meeting provided a great opportunity to share ongoing projects and future ambitions with our fellow Coalition member cities. 

In this digital age, within the larger umbrella of human rights, digital rights are the human rights that exist online. Dublin has been involved with CC4DR since 2019, and 2022 Dublin was selected as one of the four cities to participate in the Digital Rights Governance Framework Pilot Project. Cities Coalition for Digital Rights centres around four core principles: digital inclusion, digital democracy, data protection, and responsible technologies. Our ongoing work with CC4DR to uphold and mainstream digital rights in the public sector also directly correlates to the standard laid out in the Irish Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty to uphold human rights, promote equality, and eliminate discrimination in public bodies in Ireland.

One particular highlight at the CC4DR Annual Meeting was being able to share the work we have been doing in Dublin City Council and the Dublin Docklands community to educate citizens about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI) through our ‘expl[ai]n’ workshops. To date, over 250 citizens – including both local authority employees and members of the public – have completed the expl[ai]n workshops and learned introductory information about Traditional AI and Generative AI (GenAI), the EU AI Act, and how data and digital rights impact the use of AI. This proactive workshop initiative is crucial to getting ahead of the curve about misinformation that can spread about AI and digital technologies.

Embedding knowledge around digital rights in conjunction with the ethical use of AI in the public sector strengthens the just transition toward human-centered smart cities. Dublin has been focused on supporting the goals of CC4DR to empower cities and residents to support digital rights.

We are looking forward to continuing our support of digital rights education in the public sector. Keep posted on our work on our LinkedIn and Instagram, and keep an eye out for information around International Digital Rights Days – December 10th and 11th!

 

Smart Docklands is delighted to announce the winners of its first Call for Pilots

The Call for Pilots aims to tackle key community priorities identified through a community survey that was carried out in late 2023 and early 2024 where insights were gathered from over 300 responses. Smart Docklands ensures that smart tech is not just being deployed for ‘tech’s sake’, the programme works to engage directly with the community who live in, work in or visit the Docklands. This is done through in-person events and innovative approaches to community surveys.

After extensive community engagement, followed by a Call for Pilots four projects have now been selected out of 41 applications that were submitted to receive seed funding, with €12,500 allocated to each project. The winning pilots will tackle pressing challenges across environmental monitoring, community development, and antisocial behaviour, aiming to create a more sustainable, inclusive, and enjoyable Docklands for all.

Jamie Cudden, Smart City Lead on announcing the pilot winners at an event in the Dublin City Council Innovation Hub in the CHQ said:

“These pilot projects highlight how technology can make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. By directly engaging with the community, we’ve chosen initiatives to address the Docklands’ community concerns around sustainability, youth engagement and environmental concerns. We are super excited to be working with such an amazing group of innovators and entrepreneurs who all want to make a difference for the Docklands community!”.

Professor Dan Kilper, Director CONNECT Centre, Trinity College Dublin said:

“The CONNECT Centre is proud to partner with Smart Docklands on the Pilot Projects, which play an important role in demonstrating the transformative impact technology can have when guided by community needs. These initiatives create solutions that address real challenges and pave the way for a smarter, more sustainable future. The pilot winners’ projects highlight this important work—congratulations to them and to our colleagues at Smart Docklands.”

The four pilot winners are:

UTS Technologies – River Liffey Water Sensors: This project introduces a network of sensors along the River Liffey to deliver real-time data on water behaviour, supporting a diverse range of users including kayaking and boating. The aim of this initiative is to bring an improved understanding and actionable insights for users of the river and to support more sustainable river management.

“Our pilot uses technology which will monitor flow rates, tidal height and water temperature at various recreational user points along the River Liffey. Supported by our App based monitoring system this enables the recreational users of the waterway to make better informed real-time decisions, whilst at the same time creating historical mapping and trending for use in profiling environmental changes along the Liffey. We are excited about the opportunity afforded to us by Smart Docklands Call for Pilots to share our smart city solutions with the users of the River Liffey.” – Olivia D’Arcy, Chief Operating Officer, River Liffey Water Sensors, UTS Technologies

 

 

UCD – Count Docklands: Deploying a network of citizen science traffic monitoring, low-cost, camera-based traffic counters across the Docklands. This will empower citizen scientists to gather crucial data, supporting Dublin’s transport goals improving community engagement in urban mobility planning and traffic monitoring.

“Low-cost traffic sensors are an amazing opportunity for the Docklands area. They can measure more than just cars, they also count bikes and pedestrians. And they can be installed in locations that really matter to the local community.” – Dr. Anna Molter, Count Docklands, UCD

 

 

UCD – Craft My Street: Highly innovative youth engagement leveraging open-source geospatial data and Minecraft for crowd mapping through interactive multiplayers gaming. This pilot aims to support young people to actively participate in shaping policies and projects that affect their communities.

“This call for pilots was a perfect opportunity for us to present our project’s potential on integrating children and young people in the discussion of complex issues related to their local communities. Additionally, it is an opportunity to validate our model and scale what has been developed so far to other projects and applications. With this pilot we expect to create a sense of ownership among children and young people by providing them a space to communicate their needs and view about their city in a playful way, while collaboratively creating a map of Dublin in Minecraft.” – Dr. Ítalo de Sena, Craft My Street, UCD

 

 

HoloGen – Immersive Graffiti: Leveraging AR/VR technology to teach young people about street art, this project turns illegal tagging into an opportunity for learning and expressing art in a safe virtual space. The aim of which is to reduce illegal graffiti and a boost in creative urban expression.

“The Immersive Graffiti pilot is bringing the art of graffiti into the digital age, using VR to engage Docklands young people in schools and youth settings. This immersive project offers a creative platform to explore graffiti in a safe and innovative way, fostering self-expression and reimagining street art as a positive force. By connecting technology and creativity, the initiative aims to inspire new solutions for nurturing graffiti as a meaningful and celebrated art form.” – Barry Haughey, Artist and Educator, Immersive Graffiti, HoloGen

 

Thank You:

Smart Docklands’ first Call for Pilots represents a milestone in creating a connected, innovative, and engaged urban environment. By addressing key challenges through collaboration, education, and smart technology, these pilot projects highlight the benefit of what smart districts can achieve.

 

“Engagement isn’t just for the sake of it – it’s about making real change happen. Thanks to the Community Survey we shaped our Call for Pilots around what really matters to the community: environmental monitoring, community development, and safety. It’s all about creating smarter solutions that are truly beneficial for everyone.” – Karolina Anielska, Smart Docklands Project and Engagement Manager

Smart Docklands extend thanks to Accenture, An Post, IPB Insurance, and National College Ireland for their support in evaluating applications. Their expertise and collaboration have been crucial to ensuring a fair and thorough process, highlighting the power of collective effort.

Learn about tomorrow’s technology today! 🚀

Join us for an exciting Adventure in the Docklands with the Smart Cities Urban Quest, featuring scavenger hunt-style, hands-on learning! As part of Science Week 2024, this interactive experience will use augmented reality, games and quizzes to help you discover how cutting-edge technologies are shaping the cities of tomorrow.

Who is invited? 👨‍👩‍👧

It’s a great activity for families, partners, friends and colleagues. It’s an event for all ages. Whether you live in, work in or visit the Docklands, the event offers a fun and insightful way to explore the future of the city living in Dublin’s smart district! You can participate in a team or on your own. Please sign up all participants here.

When is it happening? 📍

Multiple sessions are available from 10th to 17th November during the Science Week, so choose your day and time, and sign up now! Get your family on the weekend or your team on a lunch break and come down to the Docklands. When you choose a day on Eventbrite, you will be able to choose a time while selecting tickets. You are the first one to get an invitation. Tickets are limited so secure your spot now. 

Available sessions:

10th November, Sunday: 1pm, 2pm, 3pm
12th November, Tuesday: 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm
14th November, Thursday: 12pm, 1pm, 3pm, 4pm
16th November Saturday: 11am, 12pm, 1pm

What can you expect? 🧩

We will start and finish in the Innovation Hub in CHQ. Participants will solve engaging puzzles while learning about the innovations driving smarter, more sustainable, and connected urban spaces. From digital technology to urban development, this quest makes smart city concepts easy to understand and fun to explore.

Get in touch! 🤝

Feel free to reach out to Karolina at karolina@smartdocklands.ie if you want to organise a session at a different day or time or if you have any questions.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to apply for our Open Call for Pilots 👏

We are thrilled to announce that the deadline for our Open Call for Pilots has now closed. The level of interest and engagement from participants has been truly impressive, and we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who submitted their innovative ideas and solutions.

Smart Docklands Pilot Call Themes:

This year’s call for pilots focused on four key themes identified through feedback from residents, local communities, Dublin City Council, CONNECT SFI Research Centre, local businesses, and their employees. The themes were:

• Environmental Monitoring
• Urban Greening/Biodiversity
• Antisocial Behaviour/Safety
• Community Development

These themes aim to support the development of impactful, scalable, and sustainable pilots.

What’s Next?

Our team in collaboration with partners is currently reviewing all the applications. We were delighted with the overall engagement and will be in touch in due course with additional updates and next steps. Stay tuned as we progress through this exciting phase of selecting the most promising pilots that will shape the future of our smart city initiatives.

Thank You:

Thank you once again to all applicants for your contributions. Your innovative ideas are crucial to our goal of creating smarter, more sustainable cities. We look forward to the next steps and to seeing the positive impact of these pilot projects.

Stay tuned for more updates and announcements from Smart Docklands!

For any further queries, please contact us at info@smartdocklands.ie.

 

We were delighted to feature recently in Silicon Republic covering the development of the Smart Docklands Programme over time and our live Open Call for Pilots. Please see a link to the article below:

Do you have what it takes to make the Docklands smarter?

The call seeks to support the development of impactful, scalable and sustainable pilots involving public bodies, private stakeholders, academia and local communities. The pilot proposals should be ready to deploy with service users, where appropriate, and should be in a position to measure impacts within a six-month timeframe. The themes were selected from feedback gathered through the Smart Docklands Commonplace online surveys (report available here) and other outreach activities with stakeholders including residents, local communities, Dublin City Council, Connect SFI Research Centre, businesses located in the Docklands and their employees. The purpose of the engagement was to identify local challenges and launch an open call for pilots to find potential solutions to address these challenges. The four key themes identified are:

🌳 Environmental Monitoring
🌿 Urban Greening/Biodiversity
🚸 Antisocial Behaviour/Safety
🏫 Community Development

The team has evolved over time and we’re hopeful that funded pilots compliment our existing initiatives and our future plans:

“The themes for this call align with the focus of our existing engagement initiatives. By providing a platform for innovation to thrive we’re hopeful that these pilots can help support wider community development, smart cities and climate action plans of both the DCC and Trinity College Dublin.” Darach Mac Donncha, Smart Docklands Programme Manager