City gets slicker

摘要

Westminster City Council chief Peter Rogers tells Nicola Carroll how super-slick wireless technology is helping his excellent-rated authority not just to meet - but beat - Gershon's efficiency demands, while improving services to the community From this 16th-floor office in the heart of London, Westminster City Council chief Peter Rogers is master of all he surveys. And impressive it is, with the BT Tower marking the council's boundary in one direction and the Millennium Wheel in the other, and the House of Commons, Buckingham Palace and Oxford Street all within Westminster's turf. The headquarters of the excellent-rated council not only has the palpable buzz of central London, it also boasts an enticing canteen and good practice initiatives, such as employee of the year - chosen by peers - and departmental showcases, where staff learn about each other's work.