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Public sector organisations have the responsibility of ensuring the health, safety, and prosperity of large populations, yet are often bound by limited budgets. The IoT can help address this, writes Dora Mitter, Data Strategy and Insights consultant at Agilisys

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The nation’s capital has seen a transformation in cycling and walking infrastructure during the past two decades, showing what can be done when there is vision and political will both within City Hall and the boroughs. James Cleeton, London Director for Sustrans sets out his priorities for building on the city’s active travel achievements so far

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700 venues & hotels across the UK are already using the Green Tourism standard to provide reassurance to their procurement teams. The Meetings Show and its parent company Northstar Travel Group are committing to supporting the net zero goal to inspire change in the travel, meetings and hospitality sectors

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After much discussion, a cross-industry steering group representing stakeholders across the built environment has formed to develop a standard for verifying UK buildings as net zero carbon.

While remote working offers flexibility, employees still want and need meaningful connections and spaces that support them to do their job to the best of their ability, finds Laura Wright, head of workplace solutions at Abri.

Designed to bring together a range of debt collection and data services into a single commercial agreement, the Crown Commercial Service’s DRS framework RM6226 has been built to provide a more consistent and integrated approach to debt resolution, and is aligned with the cross-government debt management strategy.

The introduction of Clean Air Zones in cities is expected to bring pollution levels down significantly, but with a high percentage of HGVs and buses on the road dating from 2015 or earlier, a large number exceed the CAZ limits. So how can this be tackled?

By promoting inclusion and considering a workforce planning approach to the jobs and skills needed by an organisation, we can ensure it achieves growth and delivers the services and outcomes needed by communities, writes Steve Davies of the Public Services People Managers Association (PPMA)

The Great British EV Rally taking place in July will be a live demonstration of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, running the entire length of the UK.

Steve Davies discusses the concept of pursuing growth, sustainability and inclusion to enable workforces to better deliver for their communities

Friends of the Earth campaigner Sandra Bell sheds light on the good work that’s being done locally to alleviate fuel poverty

Paul McHugh discusses the benefits that 5G and Wireless WANs can bring to the emergency services

All public sector organisations are cyber attack targets, but none have to be victims, writes Jonathan Lee, director of Public Sector, Sophos

How can the government make better use of data to tackle tomorrow’s challenges? Vicki Chauhan explores

Government Business talks to Councillor Tom Hayes about Britain’s first Zero Emission Zone and reducing road transport in Oxford

GB talks to Councillor Phélim Mac Cafferty, leader of Brighton & Hove City Council, about moving towards a green recovery in Brighton

Emilie Sundorph, Programme Manager for Digital Ethics and Artificial Intelligence at techUK, explains why maintaining smart cities is linked to digital ethics

Steve White explains why local authorities must move away from a siloed approach to connected asset management

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An essential date in the calendar for those responsible for homeland and global security; International Security Expo returns to Olympia in London on 30 September & 1 October 2025.

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