Account Director Lauren Gill sat down with Pete Fennell, Cantium’s Head of Marketing, to find out what it is like to move from a career in the private sector to work in the public sector, and in particular, for a LatCo.

Mantis has added Zivver, a specialist in public sector secure communications to its international client roster. Amsterdam-based Zivver will use Mantis to create content across the PESO mix, with a strong focus on Earned and Owned copy.

While the UK has decided to chart its own path forwards, it is still very much looking outwards and inviting in the solutions which will make a difference to people’s lives. The question is: how can international firms get in on the action?

In our latest podcast our own Rebecca Paddick talks to Miranda Evans, Head of Research at Tussell and Georgina Maratheftis, Head of Local Public Services at techUK, to discuss how local authorities have been coping with coronavirus.

SMEs need to do more to build awareness, be correctly positioned, and effectively communicate to local government. Councils are unlikely to buy from businesses they’ve never heard of or from. Here’s our 10-step guide for communicating a tech story.

Bristol startup AutonoMe chooses Mantis for Local Authority focused PR campaign

It shouldn’t have taken a crisis of Covid-19 proportions to bring local government firmly into the 21st Century – but the pace of digital change we’ve witnessed during this period is something the sector can be truly proud of.

One company that really excites us at the moment is Connexin which builds smarter connected cities. We’ve been working on a variety of projects with Connexin; the first revealing the direct impact the team is having on their home city of Hull.

While the pace of change can be slower across public sector, this is where digital can make a real difference to our communities, says Georgina Maratheftis, Head of Local Public Services at techUK