Our News
Learn more about our fantastic new features on Share Peterborough
The exciting new things you can do on our sharing platform – Share Peterborough Since the launch of the Share Peterborough platform in December 2016, we’ve been continuing to engage with local organisations, finding out how they’re using the site and…
read more
National award final for city’s sharing platform
A national award could be on the cards for a resource sharing platform that is helping organisations across Peterborough make better use of resources and reduce waste. Share Peterborough, which was launched last November by the Future Peterborough programme, is in the…
read more
Peterborough named one of the UK’s top Smart Cities
Peterborough has been named as one of the UK’s top 10 leading Smart Cities in a report published last week (commencing 23 October). The Future Peterborough project, run by Opportunity Peterborough in partnership with Peterborough City Council, was given special…
read more
Getting Smarter, Going Circular: Maximising the opportunities of digital technology, innovation and collaboration
At last month’s ‘Foundations for Innovation’ conference organised by Northern Ireland’s Local Government Association, I presented Peterborough’s Circular Economy approach. The Future Peterborough team was invited to share our unique approach to implement circular…
read moreIf each city’s Smart journey is unique, how can Smart City Standards help?
I’m often asked how smart city standards can be relevant to the complex reality of modern cities. It’s a legitimate question and one I have asked myself many times. From experience, I know that no two cities are alike and their challenges differ in content, context…
read more
Bringing the ‘Environment’, ‘Transport’ and ‘Future City’ worlds together…
When I introduce myself in meetings, at conferences and other events I often start by saying that I’ll offer a prize to anyone with a longer job title than mine, as the Council’s Environment, Transport and Future City Manager I’m lucky enough to work in a diverse team…
read moreFUTURE PETERBOROUGH IN THE NEWS
