New map will identify remote working, skills and talent across the county
With remote working at an all-time high, Cork County Council has launched a new initiative to identify existing employment skills and talent across Cork County and use this data to deliver further resources and create greater economic opportunities.
Working with the county council, Irish startup company Abodoo provide a dedicated remote working platform for individuals and businesses. Their mapping technology will provide an ongoing live anonymised data analysis of the skills existing in Cork County, for those currently residing, the diaspora wishing to return, individuals wishing to relocate and businesses wishing to establish.
The platform will also act as a means of trying to establish the extent of those remotely working presently, as a means of assisting in establishing the longer term opportunities that this might present for towns and communities across Cork.
Members of the public are being asked to assist in the creation of the talent and remote working map by registering their skills set at www.abodoo.com/corkcounty. Information provided in the project will not include any personally identifiable material and will capture key data points for remote and office working.
According to Abodoo CEO Vanessa Tierney, “This project will give Cork County amazing insight to the skills that exist in the region across all industries and the demand for Smart Working. Ultimately having the latest data intelligence on wealth of skills will put the county in a strong position when attracting employers both in Ireland and internationally as the world embraces a new way of working.”
The project has now been launched and Cork County residents are invited to register their skills at www.abodoo. com/corkcounty and follow the campaign on Social Media using the hashtag #corkproud.