UK cities in line to be appointed European Capital of Innovation
Three cities among those to be shortlisted for €1m prize
Warwickshire seeks transformation and digital head
Role comes with remit to deliver immediate savings
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Bradford to build app to boost uptake of online services
Council looks to implement platform including push notifications
Shrewsbury and Telford NHS trust to create £800k data warehouse
Hospital wishes to enable a ‘transparent view of patient care’
Manchester seeks partners for £35m full fibre rollout
Combined authority wishes to install a network over which it has usage rights for 20 years
Nottinghamshire to build ‘one-stop shop’ MyNotts app for citizen services
County council looks to conduct transactions via specially built program
Why Essex council has broken with digital convention
Jason Kitcat has got rid of digital strategies and teams and introduced in a single function devoted to service change. Gill Hitchcock finds out more.
London borough fined £145k for sharing data on 200 suspected gang members
Newham Council worker sent email with info including names and address
Leicester City Council seeks market engagement ahead of transformation programme
Authority looks to overhaul a range of tech platforms
North Lanarkshire to undertake £12m cloud transformation
Local authority looks to build ‘digital capabilities’
How Leeds is improving care by breaking out of 'NHS-only systems'
Leeds digital chief Dylan Roberts tells Gill Hitchcock about how the city is joining up records and trying to help 10,000 Loiners get online each year
DfE releases £300k funding for digital inclusion scheme
The latest tranche of money invested via the Future Digital Inclusion programme will be administered by charity the Good Things Foundation
London to trial on-demand buses
Borough of Sutton to conduct 12-month experiment with flexible routes and app-based booking
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 capability’ across the organisation
Essex offers £119k for tech services head
Role comes with remit to serve as ‘internal change partner’
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