An online tool launched yesterday bringing together data on communities across Scotland could be used by councils to help design services, according to its promoters....
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Social media hub for councils launched
The Local Government Association has launched an online resource for council staff to access guidance on using social media....
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Forging a new procurement approach for digital services
Harry Metcalfe says a new Digital Services framework needs to judged by measurable standards of user satisfaction....
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Local government G-Cloud sales jump by a quarter
Local government purchases through the G-Cloud framework rose to £2.47m in March – up 28% on the previous month....
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Joining up the dots
Josh Chambers looks at global examples for a clue as to how Whitehall can work with local governments to produce true “government as a platform”....
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Targets legacy ‘driving open data fears’
Local authorities risk irrelevance if they fail to get to grips with the power of data they hold, according to a report....
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Weekly tenders update
The Cabinet Office has officially announced the award of places on the £150m Verify identity assurance programme....
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Hussein steps up as Socitm president
Nadira Hussain, One Oracle programme manager at oneSource, the shared service created by London boroughs of Newham and Havering has been appointed as the new president of Socitm....
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New resource aimed at easing PSN compliance
Local government is to get a new resource to resolve issues and share best practice relating to public services network compliance, it emerged today....
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Councils in move for joint Drupal content management system
A London borough is set to join a tender for a shared content management system (CMS) with two neighbours to enable mobile access to its website....
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