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Using ‘Big Data’

Camilla Lewis By Camilla Lewis Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology, Whitehall Watch Posted: July 2, 2014

‘Big Data’ will change many aspects of our lives and our public services – right down to waste management, explains Camilla Lewis. Big Data has the potential to transform much of our everyday lives and the way in which public services are delivered. This transformation is linked to the vast increase in computing power and […]

Tagged With: Big Data, Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority, incineration, landfill, recycling, waste, waste management

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Give local authorities more freedom to deliver sustainable cities

Sally GeeElvira Uyarra By Sally Gee and Elvira Uyarra Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: May 21, 2014

Public bodies play a unique role in renewing our urban infrastructure to make our cities more sustainable. The transformation of the Greater Manchester waste system illustrates how local government can accomplish this through ambitious procurement projects, argue Dr Sally Gee and Dr Elvira Uyarra. In 1999, local government faced a major problem. European legislation was […]

Tagged With: Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority, landfill, PFI, Private Finance Initiative, procurement, sustainability, waste

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