The “Bridge to MassChallenge Cork” Accelerator Programme saw Cork County Council partner with MassChallenge to better understand unique local opportunities for business development. Selected entrepreneurs were then supported and connected to global networks, creating high-quality jobs for the community.
While global lockdowns and travel bans push people to explore the value of their local outdoor spaces, pressure mounts on pedestrian infrastructure. LGIU’s Alice Creasy explores how citizens and governments are making space for people in urban environments, and reflects on the future of transport in a post-covid world.
How are local governments from Lambeth, to Plymouth to a coastal town in Georgia handling the problems of using public spaces sensibly and safely during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Jonathan Carr-West on why it might not be too early to start thinking about the kind of society we want to see emerge from the Covid-19 experience.
Cork City Council recently won an award for Health & Wellbeing at the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards 2019. Here, they talk about their winning entry – the Cork Sanctuary Runners, a programme enabling Irish residents to run alongside, and in solidarity with, asylum seekers and refugees.
Digital identities are a way for people to access services electronically without the constant need to present and re-present proofs. The Digital Public Services team at the Improvement Service writes about the use of digital identities in the public sector, and what new opportunities they might bring to local authorities.
Individuals, organisations and businesses across Wirral have come together like never before to combat the effects of coronavirus on our community and to protect, support and care for our most vulnerable people. Rachel Howey tells us how they’re doing it.
Kildare GAA and the Healthy and Safety Executive’s early, collaborative action in response to the crisis helped a pilot online volunteer programme for delivering HSE services grow – now providing the Community Response Framework access to a list of over 350 volunteers that can be filtered against skillset and location.
As the world’s media continues to examine how different nations are responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, Germany has been internationally commended for its foresight, vigilance, and well-resourced healthcare system. What’s behind Germany’s success in flattening the curve and, post-crisis, what of its future financially?
Colin Pettigrew from Nottinghamshire County Council on how schools are responding to the need to support children of key workers and the most vulnerable children in society.