UK local authorities are failing to make the most of their substantial investment into online newsrooms, according to new research....
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Councillor dogma ‘proving a hurdle to channel shift’
Encouraging councillors to use social media channels via tablets can help reduce barriers to the implementation of councils’ digital first strategies, according to a new report....
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Government unveils measures to improve G-Cloud awareness
The government has announced a series of measures to increase awareness of services and products available through its G-Cloud framework in response to surveys showing low awareness of the platform. […]...
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Council bodies to sit on digital inclusion panel
The government today announced the creation of a new advisory panel to assist councils increase the number of citizens able to access services online. ...
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Weekly tenders update
Transport for London has launched a major shake up of its information management delivery process. View this and other local government tenders released this week....
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PSN frameworks to be tailored to council needs
The Cabinet Office is working up plans to replace the two main major Public Services Network frameworks to make them more accessible to local government and increase the number of […]...
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Suppliers association to pay for PSN unit support
The trade association for Public Services Network (PSN) suppliers is to pay for a consultant to support a new central resource to help local authorities deal with challenges related to […]...
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Interview: Siobhan Coughlan, Local Government Association
Siobhan Coughlan, programme manager as part of productivity team at the Local Government Association, describes negotiations that led to the extension of support for Microsoft XP for public bodies, as […]...
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Councils encouraged to bid for health data cash
A government fund to encourage digital health data integration will be remodelled to encourage collaboration with local authorities, according to the NHS head of technology strategy....
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PSN: No plans to disconnect non-compliant councils
The Cabinet Office has no plans to cut off local authorities from the Public Services Network, despite up to 20 failing to hit the deadline for compliance, according to senior […]...
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