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Council’s cutting-edge smart street lighting pilot almost complete

28.02.20: A first-of-its-kind smart street lighting pilot in Lincolnshire is close to completion thanks to a partnership between South Kesteven District Council and a Scottish technology company. The new pilot scheme, set to finish this month, includ...

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council - Steely determination

28.02.20: Source: PSE Feb/March 20 Mary Lanigan, Council Leader for Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council Steel has been the lifeblood of generations in Redcar and Cleveland. We like to tell everyone we meet that our steel built the world; i...

The Western Gateway to deliver £56bn to UK economy by 2030

28.02.20: A new partnership between eight cities across south Wales and west England has launched a new website and prospectus setting out a vision to boost local economies. The Western Gateway, originally launched by Cabinet Ministers in November 20...

Maximising digital potential in your organisation

28.02.20: We’re living in a digital age. The global cloud computing industry has evolved exponentially with new cloud models and services continually being developed, adopted and deployed. Organisations across all industries, including the public se...

Government announces £93m for transport tech and road networks

28.02.20: Roads Minister Baroness Vere has announced today (Feb 28) a £93m investment into roads and transport tech. Today’s multi-million pound boost to connectivity will ensure England’s roads are fit for the 21st century by provi...

Sheffield City Region seeking SMEs for India export scheme

27.02.20: The Sheffield City Region (SCR) is looking for businesses seeking the opportunity to export to India to apply for its new India Growth Champions scheme. SCR and the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) have partnered to deliver this scheme and...

UK2070 report published exposing “over-centralised” system

27.02.20: The UK2070 Commission has published its final report ‘Make No Little Plans – Acting At Scale For A Fairer And Stronger Future’ today (Feb 27) at MediaCityUK in Salford. When issuing the report Chair Lord Kerslake called on...

London Councils: Collaboration is central to tackling climate change

27.02.20: Source: PSE Feb/Mar 20 Cllr Julian Bell, Chair of London Councils’ Transport and Environment Committee Taking ambitious action to stop climate change is high on London boroughs’ agenda. With dire warnings from the scientifi...

PM announces extra £236m to end rough sleeping

27.02.20: An additional £236m in funding has been announced by the Prime Minister today (Feb 27) to help get rough sleepers off the street. A new independent advisor, Dame Louise Casey, has been appointed to lead an urgent review into the cause...

O2: How the public sector is lighting the way with digital innovation

26.02.20: Source: PSE Feb/March 20  Matt Spencer, Head of Public Sector at O2, spoke with PSE’s Matt Roberts about how the public sector is lighting the way in digital transformation and innovation.   Where is ‘innovat...

Council's £2m plans for largest smart city project in UK

26.02.20: Peterborough City Council has unveiled £2m plans for the largest smart city regeneration project in the UK. The city-wide scheme, The Peterborough Integrated Renewables Infrastructure project (PIRI), will be designed to cut energy bil...

Oldham Council: Creating a better place

26.02.20: Source: PSE Feb/March 20 Cllr Sean Fielding, Leader of Oldham Council, explains their newly-announced ambitious development plan for Oldham and what it will mean for the local area.   In January 2020 Oldham Council launched a...

Barrow Borough Council unveils carbon neutral target of 2037

26.02.20: Barrow Borough Council has unveiled an ambitious target of becoming carbon neutral by 2037. It comes after the council declared a climate emergency in July 2019 following a unanimous vote by its elected members. Their net zero plans ar...

Vulnerable children to benefit from new government plans

25.02.20: A dedicated school leader will be assigned to vulnerable children in every school across the country under new plans published today. (Feb 25) Changes to the role of Designated Safeguarding Leads in schools will be introduced following a co...

CyBOK: A knowledge framework for the cyber security workforce

25.02.20: Source: PSE Feb/March 20 Professor Awais Rashid - University of Bristol, UK An online resource, bringing together the latest intelligence on cyber security, providing a go-to resource for information security professionals across the p...