Urban innovation trends of 2020

Urban Innovation: what happened in 2020?

Urban Innovation: what happened in 2020? Welcome back to Govsight Wow, what a year! 2020 has thrown up some serious challenges to cities and innovation, but it’s not all doom and gloom – there’s quite a lot to be positive about. For the final edition for 2020, we’ll delve into the most important developments in…

Urban challenges

Can technology alone solve urban challenges?

Can technology alone solve urban challenges? Rates of urbanization are rising in a big way. It’s projected that by 2050, more than two-thirds of the world will live in urban areas. In today’s world (particularly in 2020) there’s a multitude of urban challenges, and they will only be exacerbated as populations continue to rise.  Whether…

Thirty3.London Update – November 2020

New Features We’ve made it easier to search though opportunities by adding a new filter option. You can now filter opportunities based on the end date of the contract so that you can make sure to get your name in before they close.    Bug Fixes Bug fixed where scrolling was not initiated when “New…

London Thirty3

Thirty3: a year on

Thirty3: a year on Its been an exciting time over the last year. Nitrous has been working with the Greater London Authority and the London Office of Technology & Innovation (LOTI) to provide greater access to local government for SMEs through innovative procurement. In this blog, we’ll tell the story of Thirty3 – the fruits…

London procurement

Press release: Launch of Thirty3

London seeks to increase spend on SME services with the launch of Thirty3 Thirty3 launches with Greater London Authority (GLA) and the London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI)   London-based SME Nitrous has today launched Thirty3 – a new collaborative procurement platform for the capital that aims to get new technologies benefitting cities faster. …

Public sector innovation

Public sector: the original innovator

Public sector: the original innovator Imagine an organisation large enough to touch the lives of every single person in its market. An organisation that wields significant influence. That has a genuine desire to improve the quality of living across every element of every individual. Of course, this organisation exists. It takes the form of the…

Govtech

Are smart cities inevitable?

Are smart cities inevitable or do tech-filled towns need careful planning? Nitrous founder George Johnston catches up with thought leaders in the Smart City ecosystem on a TechRadar piece. The smart city is where the Internet of Things and big data crash into each other. Myriad devices fitted with sensors gathering data are instantly cross-referenced on a…

London-transport-innovation

Press release: Transport Innovation Programme sees immediate results

Press release: Transport Innovation Programme sees immediate results Six early-stage startups have now completed a three-month innovation programme, run by Nitrous in conjunction with Transport for London (TfL).   Each startup – Alchera Technologies, Blubel, Faxi, NumberEight, Pedals Delivery and TravelAi – focuses on either improving passenger experiences or reducing emissions, or both, with a…

Transport for London

Press release: Nitrous partners with Transport for London

Press release: Nitrous partners with Transport for London The open initiative between Nitrous and Transport for London is designed to reduce congestion, encourage public transport use and promote walking and cycling across the capital.   Six fast-growing UK and international startups, alongside transport industry experts, are participating in a new innovation programme to help keep…

Smart city

Saving smart cities

This week: Saving Smart Cities Welcome back to Govsight. Now you might be asking yourself: do Smart City projects need saving? Are Smart Cities in need of a revamp? Turns out they do. Interested? Stay tuned. In other news, we officially launched Thirty3 in September with the Greater London Authority and LOTI (missed the event? Catch up here).…