The Government has backed a proposal to create a new innovation district in Dublin's Grand Canal Dock area
Trinity College owns the 5.5-acre plot and the Grand Canal Innovation District will aim to attract existing and start-up tech companies into the area, alongside university researchers.Trinity College unveiled its plans for the hub in June 2018 and a special Government-led advisory group was established.The plan is to develop an innovation district similar to those already set up in cities like Boston, Toronto, Rotterdam and Barcelona.
Dr O'Brien said that technology needs culture and there are aware of that, creating an interesting campus is important for them. However, The St Andrews Resource Centre said the project has major implications for this area, which it said has already undergone dramatic changes over recent years. They say education, employment and above all social and affordable housing are crucial if the traditional community is not only to benefit from the planned Innovation District but even to survive.
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