The National Software Centre (NSC) is based in Mahon,

Cork (city) Cork ( , from , meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in Ireland and third largest city by population on the island of Ireland. It is located in the south-west of Ireland, in the province of Munster. Following an extension to the city ...

and was built under an Irish Government initiative to establish a centre of excellence for the SMART economy. The project is a privately led venture via a

public–private partnership A public–private partnership (PPP, 3P, or P3) is a long-term arrangement between a government and private sector institutions.Hodge, G. A and Greve, C. (2007), Public–Private Partnerships: An International Performance Review, Public Administ ...

. The NSC Campus hosts the Network Operations Centre in Cork for the 60 km

MAN (48/96 pair fibre ring

Metropolitan Area Network A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a computer network that interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic region of the size of a metropolitan area. The term MAN is applied to the interconnection of local area networks (LANs) in ...

) which launched in January 2004.National Software Centre
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