NIGEL TYRELL is currently Head of Environment for the London Borough of Lewisham. He has a particular interest in the development and application of mobile technology. In 2004 he founded ‘LoveLewisham’ to draw residents and council workers together in posting real-time images of environmental problems to the web using mobile devices. LoveLewisham has inspired similar projects throughout the UK and beyond. LoveLewisham has delivered significant improvements in efficiency and resident satisfaction. LoveCleanStreets, a generic Cloud-based version of LoveLewisham, was launched in February 2010. LoveCleanLondon was launched by London Mayor, Boris Johnson in 2011. Nigel was selected as a 2012/3 London Leader by the London Sustainable Development Commission to continue his work with LoveCleanLondon.

Nigel spoke at Close and Remote’s Social City Talk on 16 May 2013 at Deptford Lounge, London. An audio recording of his opening presentation is below.