TechnologySmart cities and local gov: what next after the pandemic?Melissa Thorne and Kat McManus explain how smart cities can help make cities more sustainable and responsive to the needs of local residents TechnologyTech priorities for government leaders and departments for 2022Alan Warr says the benefits available from the explosion of new technologies will be greatest for those leaders who don’t just focus on the technology TechnologyHow IT has coped with the pressures of the pandemicSascha Giese examines how IT professionals in the public sector have coped in the past 18 months and what their expectations are for the future Local GovernmentGB Q&A: Net Zero action in West YorkshireGB talks to Tracy Brabin, Mayor of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, about Net Zero ambitions, local collaboration and tackling food waste Local GovernmentGB Q&A: Bristol and the road to net zeroGovernment Business talks to Councillor Nicola Beech about sustainability, local collaboration and reaching net zero in Bristol by 2030 HousingHomeful – our hopes for homes in the futureJo Richardson writes about Homeful, and what can and will be done to end all forms of homelessness for the future Conferences & EventsScotland’s business events sector is on a journeyScotland is the perfect destination for association conferences, important corporate meetings, global product launches and incentives, writes Hamish Hutchinson Grounds CareInvesting in green spaces and levelling up the UKLaura Schofield and Theo Plowman look at the potential of green spaces to boost the value that residents attach to their local community Sustainability & Net ZeroJourney to the sustainable contact centre Jeremy Payne, Group VP, Alliances, Enghouse Interactive, explains how local government can decarbonise customer service TechnologyDigitalisation shouldn’t come at a cyber security costDigitalisation shouldn’t come at a cyber security cost, but it will if organisations are lax about protections, writes Sascha Giese Load More *NEWS Resolve 'devolution tension' says NAO report Burnham reveals 'No. 10 of the North' plans Councils launch legal action against plans to reduce social housing threshold Summer Streets campaign earmarks 500k for al fresco dining Hampshire CC issues legal proceedings against reorganisation Deaths due to London air quality down 40 per cent, says new study Rise in employed people seeking homelessness support Kier Starmer resigns as PM and Labour leader Southampton named best city for cycling in new report New guidance to bring services back in house
