Media resources
If you are a journalist looking for commentary on the areas we work in, we’re always happy to help. Topics we often talk about include: challenges and solutions for decarbonising housing, behaviour change programmes, IoT, new energy solutions, urban mobility, the opportunities AI offers for local government, the ethics of data and new technologies, the value of public engagement, digital inclusion and more.
We are a multi-disciplinary team, bringing together experts in housing, data, engineering, AI, psychology, economics, strategy and communications. Collectively, we have decades of public and private sector experience piloting, implementing and evaluating innovation projects.
In the first instance, get in touch with our Head of Communications: sarah.simpkin@dgcities.com
Read about us in the news…
PRESS RELEASE: ‘Latest government research finds less than half of UK businesses using AI could demonstrate compliance with UK regulation’, November 2024
“To shift from a NIMBY to YIMBY spirit, we need to stop framing development as a battleground” - Building Design, June 2024
“Ernest Dence Estate: a new approach to low-carbon heating” - Royal Borough of Greenwich, March 2024
“Local Innovation Companies” - Fabian Society, Homes for London, April 2024
“The problem with heat pumps” - New Statesman, January 2024
“A licence to charge? Exploring a better way to commission EV charging infrastructure” - LGIU, January 2024
“Mixed messages: climate policy climbdown risks losing public trust” - Building Magazine, October 2023
“BEIS study to investigate hard to decarbonise homes” - The Engineer, 2023
“New partnership brings full-fibre network to Greenwich” - ISP Review, 2023
“We’ve had enough of smart city cliches in visual design: here’s a way to make it real” - Fast Company, 2023
“Govt commissions study into ‘hard to treat’ homes” - H&V News, 2023
“It isn’t enough for a city to be smart, it has to have social intelligence” - New London Architecture, 2022
“Using data for evidence-based policy making” - Local Government Chronicle, 2022
“Over half in UK not ready for autonomous vehicles” - Cities Today, 2022
“Autonomous ride-sharing” - Fleet News, 2019
“Keep to the Code” - The Floow, 2019
“Westminster and Sheffield trial upcycled electric bin lorries” - The Guardian, September 2019
“Real-world AV trials to begin in London” - Cities Today, July 2019
“London announces real-world testing for driverless cars” - Smart Cities World, June 2019
“Smart Mobility Living Lab announces first test routes for autonomous vehicles” - Intelligent Transport, 2019
“Redefining cities with connected and autonomous vehicles” - Raconteur in The Times, 2019
“The Fast and the Future-ous: Direct Line Group reveals the Garage of the Future” - Direct Line Group, 2019
Or watch + listen…
“Talking About Our Generation | Young People Put The Experts On The Spot For COP26”
“Tackling the EV Transition in London with Balázs Csuvár” - Fully Charged Show, 2022
“Urban Mobility of the Future” - Fujitsu
“How will humans interact with self-driving vehicles?” - SMLL Journey Makers: Navigating the Future of Mobility, 2019
“How will driverless vehicles affect the future of freight?” - SMLL Journey Makers: Navigating the Future of Mobility, 2018