Council ICT staff should be given a key role in teams attempting to save money by reducing demand, according to a new briefing....
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Labour: ‘Councils should join .gov.uk platform’
Local government in England would save £8.6m a year if just 25% of councils migrated their websites to the .gov.uk platform, according to a discussion document from the Labour Party....
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Smart cities need smart security solutions
Local government can expect a rude awakening from dreams of excellence and efficiency promised by the Internet of Things if it skimps on security, warns Reuven Harrison....
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Delivering on digital
Digital is changing the relationship between the state and the public, a new PwC survey finds most councils are only at the beginning of their evolution....
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Weekly tenders update
A council has issued an £800,000 tender for support of a choice based lettings scheme IT system in Cambridgeshire and West Suffolk....
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Supplier body welcomes new Bracken role
ICT industry representative body TechUK has welcomed the government’s announcement that Government Digital Service chief Mike Bracken will become the government’s first chief data officer....
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Council G-Cloud sales on rise again
Local government spending through the G-Cloud framework totalled £1.93m in February, the government has announced....
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Authorities named as ‘open data champions’
The government has named 16 local authorities as “open data champions” for their work on putting information into the hands of residents....
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The six types of security threat
A guide to help local authorities understand the threat from cyber attacks, produced by central government....
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Social media – don’t be chicken
How strong support from the leaders of a public service body gave staff the courage to create a successful social media campaign....
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