Sutton Council's IoT pilot project
David Grasty, head of digital strategy & portfolio for Kingston and Sutton Councils, outlines how in-home sensors have improved the safety of vulnerable residents living in social housing.
£4m trial to use street furniture to boost 5G roll out
09/09/2021 Street furniture and publicly-owned buildings will host 5G radio kit as part of a two-year government trial. |
Bigger phone masts under planning proposals
20/04/2021 Mobile companies will be allowed to make masts bigger in a bid to eliminate mobile signal blindspots by the Government. |
Forget smart cities, smart, programmable communities are the future
01/03/2021 Rob Bullock argues that in order for smart communities to become a reality then local government needs to become citizen centric and create people-based outcomes. |
Towards Net Zero
07/01/2021 Join us on 26 January to discover break-through technology supporting the UK’s green recovery |
Invest in local digital champions, council chiefs say
22/12/2020 Local authority leaders have called on the Government to fund local digital champions to support the broadband roll-out. |
Council apologises for 'oversight' on processing 5G mast planning applications
28/05/2020 Sheffield City Council has apologised after failing to process planning applications for three 5G masts in time. |
Powered by a smarter connection
30/03/2020 Keiron Salt explains how digital solutions, underpinned by a 5G network, can help deliver better healthcare services while reducing the strain on the NHS. |
Where are your services on the Smart City journey?
26/03/2020 With technology moving into the next era of 5G and AI, The MJ and BT recently conducted a survey into the extent that local authorities are using shared services to develop their Smart Cities and Places. Michael Burton reports |
Retro-fitting councils around the 21st century
09/01/2020 The MJ and BT recently conducted a survey of local authority directors to find out how they believe 5G will affect their organisations. The conclusions formed part of the discussion at a round table debate on how the new technology will impact local public services. Martin Ford reports. |
Prepare for the 5G revolution
11/10/2019 Local authorities are aware 5G is imminent and could have a dramatic effect on their frontline services according to a survey by The MJ and BT. |
Councils ‘best placed’ to understand digital needs of local areas
18/09/2019 The Local Government Association says councils have a central role to play in making sure people in rural areas have access to the fastest broadband services. |
Full-fibre and 5G could boost council revenue by £10,000
13/09/2019 Investing in full-fibre and 5G could increase a local authority’s revenue intake by £10,000, new research suggests. |
Whitehall consults on plans to simplify planning rules for 5G roll-out
27/08/2019 The Government has launched a consultation on proposals to simplify planning rules for mobile infrastructure to support the roll-out of 5G across the country. |
Ending exclusivity agreements
01/07/2019 Paul Ceely explains how council street furniture can be opened up to accelerate the roll-out of 5G. |
Funding awarded to test 5G technology
12/03/2018 The winners of grants to develop communications technology have been announced in the latest stage of the government's drive to make the UK 'a world leader in 5G'. |
This issue of Public Property examines how how flexible workspaces can lead the way in regeneration for local authorities, Why local authority intervention is key to successful urban regeneration schemes and if the Government’s challenge of embracing beauty is an opportunity for communities.
The March issue also takes a closer look at Blackburn with Darwen Council's first digital health hub to help people gain control over health and care services.
