Digital collaboration agreement signed by councils
Councils will share code and digital development for common platforms, as well as combining knowledge
Digital Transformation & Change
ODI welcomes new Geospatial Commission and measures to open up land data
Budget announcement to open up land data welcomed
Gigabit connection funding set to unlock growth
Funding available in CityFibre’s Gigabit Cities including Aberdeen, Bristol, Coventry, Bradford, Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield and York
Devolution and digital at the heart of Budget 2017
Measures to drive further devolution and boost tech were at the heart of Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Budget
Three steps to effective ‘changemaking’
Successful and effective change focuses around three key elements, according to the authors of a new report
Successful public sector project management is about people, not numbers
Drew Markham, Service Strategist at Fordway, discusses why successful public sector digital projects are 50% technology and 50% culture
North Yorkshire Police commissions a new digital workspace
Force is investing in a new digital workspace that is to become the main source of operational intelligence for colleagues
Developing data driven policy (Q&A)
The London Borough of Barking & Dagenham has established an ‘Insight Hub’ team that works closely with the leadership of the organisation. We find out how data is being used to drive policy
Digital devolution ‘needs to happen’, LGA says
The Local Government Association (LGA) is calling on the government to devolve more responsibility to councils – including the delivery of digital services
Councils urged to adopt a bold ‘changemaking approach’
New thought piece discusses how local authorities must change over the coming months and years if they are to survive, deliver top quality customer service and remain relevant
