Five ways councils can use data to improve services
Local authorities could benefit from the use of analytics and AI, according to Andy Barrow of ANS Group
West Midlands ‘shifts focus’ of digital leadership on back of 5G plans
Plans for chief digital officer are shelved but authority remains focused on ‘embedding digital...
Essex offers £119k for tech services head
Role comes with remit to serve as ‘internal change partner’
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Central London boroughs to set joint IT strategy
Local authorities seek to work with supplier to lay out roadmap
HM Land Registry seeks £8m digital services partner
Department seeks supplier to help digitise services
Wolverhampton seeks £5m 20-year partner for ‘future-proof’ full-fibre network
City council issues contract notice looking for partner to provide public-sector connectivity
Could Norfolk be the next Netflix?
Hackathons are a way for Norfolk to drive digital innovation in adult social care. Gill Hitchcock reports on the council’s achievements and aspirations.
Local Digital Fund dishes out £1.25m to 16 councils in first investment round
One sixth of £7.5m available funding pot is allocated after first tranche of applications
The biggest stories of 2018 – part two
We revisit the big news and major events from the second half of 2018
The three public sector technology trends that will define 2019
PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall picks out the topics and trends that will dominate the year ahead, and revisits the predictions of a year ago to see any of them came to pass
Scottish 4G coverage less than half that of England
Ofcom report shows just 38% of Scotland has good data coverage from all four networks
Councils picked for geospatial data funding
Quartet of projects will receive backing from the Open Data Institute
Bristol examines options for revenue and benefits
Council to look at cloud, on-site and as-a-service options
How Bolton and Wigan teamed up to tackle their cybersecurity challenges
Technology chief Dave Pearce explains how the two local authorities are working together to share data, technology, and services
HM Land Registry explores ‘data enrichment'
Agency engages with market for potential partners that can take names and addresses and derive additional information
London picks new tech for election vote counting
Local authority opts for software from Smartmatic
Swindon: how a ‘traditional’ council is playing digital catch-up
Ensuring vulnerable people are not excluded is central to Swindon council’s digital access drive. Gill Hitchcock reports.
Devon spends £750k on low-code platform
County council believes software can expedite the launch of new services
Bradford to bring digitisation to registrar’s office
Council seeks to replace paper-based system
Glasgow’s digital vision promises a citywide 3D strategy, online budget consultations – and an iPad for every child
Scotland’s largest city outlines plan to use technology to transform economy and public services
Reading council offers £92k for digital transformation leader
Local authority advertises what it claims is the ‘complete digital role’
Government turns to tech to tackle loneliness
First companies awarded funding through GovTech Catalyst programme
West Midlands gets £19m boost for plans to become ‘global leader’ in driverless cars
Money will be used to test technology on both ‘multi-lane highways and narrow country lanes’
Welsh Government recruits external experts for new ‘digital panel’
Group will advise on the use of technology in public-service delivery