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South Seeds raised beds, Glasgow – photo by Ryan Johnston
Land Reuse Month throws spotlight on redeveloping vacant sites
A month-long campaign will drive forward the message that the public sector has a key role to play in transforming vacant and derelict land across Scotland.
Land Reuse Month, hosted by the Scottish Land
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Launched in 2019, MAKE at Story Garden is a ground-breaking public studio for creative activity and collaboration in Somers Town and St Pancras in London’s Camden. A project evaluation published today by the Social Design Institute spanning the first 2 years of the project demonstrates how MAKE opened up lasting opportunities for residents to participate
Continue reading Camden’s MAKE community creative space showcases novel approaches to design and value
The Bristow & Sutor Group has announced they will be the headline sponsor of the maiden CIVEA awards night and dinner, part of the forthcoming annual CIVEA Conference.
Reflection & Collection, the past, present and future of enforcement is set to be held in London at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms, Covent
Continue reading Bristow & Sutor confirmed as headline sponsor at CIVEA Awards
First step: Birmingham and Warsaw have adopted Airly air quality monitoring and controls Evidence: Cities that are monitoring and measuring air are the places where air quality improves the fastest, London shows largest improvement in Europe Innovation: Airly has created the world’s most detailed and comprehensive air quality solution for users around the world
Continue reading Airly wins in Birmingham and Warsaw as governments address air pollution
Effective Energy Group’s Help4Homes scheme is aimed at providing the help that will make a real difference for homes in fuel poverty
The Effective Energy Group has launched an innovative and holistic new scheme that provides energy saving advice, free heating, insulation and white goods and an income maximisation service for low-income and
Continue reading EFFECTIVE SEEKS TO ENERGISE SUPPORT TO HELP HOMES IN NEED
Professor John Read, General Manager, Specialities Technology at Shell
By: Professor John Read, General Manager, Specialities Technology at Shell
Shell is helping power the journey towards a circular paving industry with Shell Bitumen LT R, a new product for roads that uses plastics destined for landfill as part of the additives
Continue reading Circular highways is a necessity not an aspiration – and it’s within our grasp
Daniel Harrison, co-founder and head of technology at Voicescape
Voicescape has launched a unique tenant engagement solution for social landlords and local authorities, representing a major step change in the intelligent automation of rent arrears management.
Caseload Manager (CM) has been developed by the specialist software business to enable social landlords to improve
Continue reading Voicescape launches transformative income recovery software
Investment will enable the company to further enhance its software solution Scout®. A data aggregation, risk identification and reporting platform that currently allows organisations to more effectively carry out compliance checks, investigations and make intelligent decisions.
Synalogik, the company whose Scout® data automation platform allows organisations to aggregate data, identify risk and create reports,
Continue reading Synalogik raises £3m in Series A Funding round led by Bill Currie and former Tesco CEO, Sir Terry Leahy
APT SKIDATA, the parking solutions business, is launching a new parking solution which gives public sector bodies and private sector organisations a new way of delivering a hassle-free parking experience with high quality, reliable technology but on a monthly subscription.
APT SKIDATA’s ‘Parking-as-a-Service’ solution is a combination of technology and service, where APT SKIDATA takes
Continue reading APT SKIDATA Launches ‘Parking-as-a-Service’ to Provide Premium Parking Performance with Affordability
New report from Virgin Media Business and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) reveals the “world of difference” a multi-million pound digital investment is making for local people Investment is helping assist those at risk of digital exclusion, create local jobs and tackle homelessness GMCA commissioned Virgin Media Business to connect more than 1,500
Continue reading Investment helping tackle digital exclusion in Greater Manchester
Nigel Wilcock
A strong independent retail offer, a year-round programme of cultural events and family-friendly activities are the key strategies for underpinning successful town centres of the future, according to a new survey published by the Institute of Economic Development (IED) and Lichfields planning and development consultancy.
Whilst 92% of economic development and
Continue reading New research on strategies for town centres renaissance unveiled by Institute of Economic Development and Lichfields
Islington Council has launched its biggest ever public engagement programme in a bid to explore local people’s experience of inequality and, with local communities, help build a more equal borough together.
Spearheaded by Council Leader Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz, the Let’s Talk Islington campaign will provide opportunities for people who live, work, and study in Islington
Continue reading Let’s Talk Islington: Islington residents invited to help build a more equal future for the borough
Tim Pitts
By Tim Pitts, Senior Partner at Agilisys
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past 20 months has turned public sector organisations on their heads. Whilst some site that there has been a seismic shift in their digital thinking, others argue that the changes brought on by the pandemic were
Continue reading Public sector technology predictions for 2022 and beyond
Barley Laing, UK Managing Director at Melissa
The Pandora Papers have focused attention on the sometimes questionable and corrupt practises of the politically connected and super wealthy.
They highlight how important it is for the public sector to have access to international sanctions lists or watchlists from governments and regulators of persons who
Continue reading The Pandora Papers highlight the importance of watchlists as part of KYC and AML efforts By Barley Laing, the UK Managing Director at Melissa
Bristow & Sutor win industry award for Webio partnership – photo by Tangerine Photography.
The Midlands-based enforcement specialist was nominated for three categories at the Credit & Collections Technology Awards, held at the Midland Hotel in Manchester on Thursday 4th November. Alongside technology partners Webio, Bristow & Sutor were victorious in the Digital
Continue reading Bristow & Sutor win industry award for Webio partnership
Dr. Jo Foster, Director of The Institute for Research in Schools, believes girls studying and working in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) is a cause to celebrate and not one for complacency. Rightly so. In her 13th August 2021 article for Schools Week in this topic, she suggests that the increasing success of girls
Continue reading 7 Ways Teachers Can Inspire Girls into STEM learning
by John Price, Head of Public Sector at Check Point Software UK&I
There’s nothing quite like a global pandemic with legally enforceable lockdowns to expose a demographic’s dependence on digital infrastructure. While the devastating SolarWinds breach in late 2020 made headlines around the world for its impact on corporations like Cisco and Microsoft and their
Continue reading Cyber Security in the Public Sector: An Increasingly Lucrative Target That Needs Better Protection
Liberty Charge – new charge point operator
Liberty Charge chose the public sector and local government event, Solace Summit, to launch as a Charge Point Operator (CPO), committed to tackling the chronic under-supply of easily accessible on-street charging in the UK.
With 40% of the UK’s urban residents having no access to off-street
Continue reading LIBERTY CHARGE SEEKS TO ADDRESS ON-STREET CHARGING DEFICIT WITH FULLY-FUNDED SOLUTION
Reflections in the glass structure of the new, enlarged ticket hall at Victoria Underground station
Transport for London’s (TfL) payroll team is saving 160 days’ administration time per year, thanks to the introduction of a secure online portal that automates the production and distribution of payroll and HR documents.
The secure online portal
Continue reading DOCUMENT AUTOMATION SAVES TFL PAYROLL TEAM 160 DAYS’ ADMIN TIME PA
Ellie Mackay, Ellipsis Earth CEO, flying drone – photo: Ellipsis Earth
The most scientifically robust litter survey ever undertaken in the UK has revealed that positive, playful environmental messaging can cut litter and reduce plastic pollution. By creating bins that had positive, engaging messaging and strategically placing them in litter hotspots a 75%
Continue reading Drone data proves impact of positive environmental messaging
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