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WiMax communication system for

SmartBay which now provides high bandwidth data backhaul capabilities for marine sensing. The SmartBay infrastructure continues to act as a catalyst for new collaborative technol- ogy development with a growing con- sortium of MultiNationals,

Indigenous Enterprises and the aca- demic researchers from both the ICT and marine sector. SmartBay forms a critical part of the national ecosystem that continues to attract foreign direct investment in the area of

CleanTech and Marine Technologies.

A consortium of Industry, Academic and agency partners was recently awarded 4M Euro to establish the

SmartBay infrastructure as a National

Test Facility for Marine ICT.

SmartBay is also a flagship infrastruc- ture in the National SmartOcean

Strategy which seeks to establish

Ireland as a world leader in the deliv- ery of ICT enabled products and services to the global marine sector.

The strategy seeks to position Irish based companies to deliver specialist hardware and software software sys- tems supported by a network of world class physical and digital test- bed infrastructures including

SmartBay, Ocean Energy Test

Facilities and a range of Digital

Marine Data Resources including datasets from the National Seabed

Survey. We are currently facilitating a number of industry led sub groups focused on the development of new technologies for the areas of marine monitoring systems, digital ocean engineering and marine security and surveillance systems.

Can you give us a “sneak peak” as to what you plan to discuss during your keynote speech at this year’s

OceanTech Expo in Newport,

Rhode Island?

Fogarty I am delighted to participate in this year’s program of events in

Newport which represents an exciting opportunity to highlight the wealth of activity underway in Ireland in the area of marine sensing and ICT. I plan to outline some of the projects underway in the SmartBay infrastruc- ture and look at some of the key areas of interest for Irish companies and research groups engaged in Ireland’s emerging SmartOcean sector. I am also especially pleased to participate in the Newfoundland and Labrador

Pavilion stand where we for the sec- ond year running we will have a stand

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