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TAKE THE HEALTHY CITY CHALLENGE AND HELP TRANSFORM PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES

Birmingham invites you to take the Healthy City Challenge and contribute to the big data collection efforts of the PULSE project and help inform and transform Birmingham's Public Health services. 

This survey should take no more than 5-10 minutes to complete.

WEST MIDLANDS WILL BE FIRST "FUTURE MOBILITY AREA" IN THE UK

Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street announced the scheme as part of his speech to the Conservative conference taking place in Birmingham.

WMCA WINS 5G TESTBED FUNDS!!

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has won £25 million from the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to provide a testbed for uses of 5G networks - Birmingham and Wolverhampton amongst one of the first cities to reap benefits!

BIRMINGHAM SIGNS UP TO DIGITAL DECLARATION PLEDGE

Birmingham City Council is a co-author of the Local Digital Declaration which is a cross-sector, shared commitment to provide the foundations needed for the future generation of local digital public services.

DIGITAL COUNCIL OF THE YEAR GOES TO....

Very proud to announce that Birmingham City Council have been named, jointly, as Digital Council of the Year 2018! Digital Leaders is a global initiative that has created a shared professional space for senior leadership from different sectors promoting effective, long-term digital transformation. 

HELP MAKE YOUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, LEARN AND WORK!

According to Defra modelling, the concentration of NO2 in Birmingham’s air is up to 50% higher than it should be. If we don’t take any action, we will not reach the legal limit until 2027. 

To help Birmingham tackle this issue, we are providing Birmingham schools with the opportunity to sign up to a free air quality monitoring programme with our Public Health department.

HONOURED TO FEATURE IN TOP 25 BLOG SITE LISTING!

We are honoured to be selected as one of 25 bloggers in Birmingham!

We've been selected as one of the Best Birmingham Blogs from thousands of Birmingham blogs by Feedspot - selected using their index search and social metrics. 

BRUM TOPS LIST FOR HIGHEST NUMBER OF START-UPS

For the fifth year in a row, Birmingham has topped the list for the highest number of new start-ups outside London, ahead of Manchester and Glasgow City!