Connected Mobile Communities Project

Introduction to Derry City Council &

the North West Region

Louise Breslin

Derry City Council

Derry City Council

•30 elected councillors

•“A vibrant, prosperous region with equality of opportunity for all”

•Core services:

• Economic Development

• Waste Management

• Leisure/ Tourism

• Building Control

• Environmental Health

• 2nd Largest Urban Settlement in NI

• Population: 107,000

• Cross Border Location

Education University of Ulster: Derry• 4,000 students• World class research in Intelligent Systems, ICT and Engineering

University of Ulster: Coleraine • 5000 students• Internationally renowned research in Biotechnology

North West Regional College (NWRC): Derry, Limavady, Strabane• 28,000 students• Centre of excellence in Software Engineering

Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT): Donegal• 2000 students• Specialisms include Computing, Business, Design and Engineering

Allstate (US): Business Process Solutions

Axa (UK): Financial Services

Boston Scientific (US): Medical Tech.

Fujitsu (Japan): IT Systems

InVision (Germany): Software Devel.

Invista (US): Performance Textiles

First Source (India): Business Process Outsourcing

HML (UK): Financial ServicesMedisize (US): Medical DevicesPacificare (US): Financial ServicesPerfecseal (US): Medical Tech.Pramerica (US): Software DevelopmentSeagate Tech (US):Design/ Manuf. Hard DrivesStream (US): Business Process Outsourcing

International Companies in the Region

Telecommunications

• Extensive modern telecommunications Infrastructure

• Derry has 100% wireless broadband coverage in the City Walls

• Project Kelvin

International Connectivity

Quality of Life

• 250 miles of coastline• Internationally renowned golf courses• Affordable Housing• Giants Causeway (Coleraine), An Grianan Fort (Donegal) and City Walls (Derry)