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…
Read about the Thirty3 project with LOTI & the Mayor of London, using OppX as an innovative procurement platform for London startups & SMEs.
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: 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…
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…
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…
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…
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).…
This week: Urban resilience, digitisation and procurement Welcome back to Govsight. This week we look at urban resilience. As a pandemic and economic shocks threaten our cities, how can we improve the chances of citizens to endure and bounce back? How can we make public services more robust in times of crisis? Where does procurement…
Why are SMEs so important for public procurement? Read on as we discuss why engagement with smaller businesses in public procurement is critical. We’ll delve into how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed procurement, and how urban resilience must be central to new initiatives. SMEs constitute around 90% of businesses in the EU. Generating between 50%…
