Category: Local Government
25th Oct 2021 | Articles, Local Government, News, UK Government
5G Neutral Host Networks: 2021 update to our essential guide for Local Authorities
In 2018 we published our essential guide for local authorities. Based on the work that we have just completed at Sunderland City Council where a joint… Read More
17th Mar 2020 | Innovation, Local Government, News, UK Government
Perform Green appointed to
BEIS Futures Framework
Perform Green recognise the importance of government organisations focussing on the immediate challenges posed by Coronavirus – we are also taking steps to ensure… Read More
14th Dec 2018 | Articles, Local Government, News, Thinking
Quandary convergence – humanity’s challenge
A thought piece by Perform Green Sector Director William Edrich. While pondering the current discussion happening at COP24 in Katowice, the recent IPCC special… Read More
22nd Nov 2018 | Innovation, Local Government, News, Thinking, UK Government
Digitizing the Public Sector
IT is transforming our lives around us at paces that we just cannot understand. We are talking about cars that have autopilots, we have… Read More
10th Aug 2018 | Local Government, News, Thinking, UK Government
Those (large) hidden revenue streams for public bodies
Public Bodies are under intense financial pressure, and services will suffer. Right? I would argue “up to a point”. There are in fact some significant hidden… Read More
6th Aug 2018 | Local Government, News, Thinking
Delivering a Smart Society and in particular Smart Cities
People are variously excited, daunted and perturbed by the concept of Smart Society and Smart City. They see it as a huge change,… Read More
30th Jul 2018 | Articles, Local Government, News, UK Government
5G Neutral Host Networks: an essential guide for Local Authorities
The next generation of mobile telecommunications, known as ‘5G’, comes with a set of opportunities for Local Authorities that may not be self-evident at first… Read More
27th Jun 2018 | Articles, Local Government, Thinking
Mapping Sheffield’s district heating network
Building on our Smart Energy series, which began with a look at how the UK’s energy infrastructure will power the Smart Society, I am… Read More
15th Jun 2018 | Local Government, Podcast
Episode 3: Gavin Beckett on digital change and how we create a Smart Society
In episode 3 of our podcast, you can hear an interview with our Chief Innovation and Research Officer, Gavin Beckett. He talks about his… Read More
23rd Feb 2018 | Local Government, Thinking
Are we still talking about digital transformation?
In my last post on digital transformation, I argued that ‘digital’ and ‘transformation’ mean specific, different things to ‘IT’ and ‘change’. But does it… Read More