The minister overseeing the work of councils has announced an assessment of the role and remit of Oflog, with a view to ‘resetting the relationship between local and central government’ […]...
The health service has announced a new partnership covering library facilities around the country, through which librarians will provide visitors with support and advice in using NHS digital health platforms […]...
One of the largest local authorities in the UK has an open vacancy for an operations leader to oversee efforts to implement consistent processes and deliver digital and reform initiatives […]...
The newly established MHCLG unit is intended to help areas deliver planning that supports local objectives and priorities, and is seeking a digital head honcho to assist with this mission […]...
For 13 months during the height of the coronavirus crisis, authorities were allowed to enable remote participation in meetings but, despite campaigns, permanent measures have not been put in place […]...
The Local Government Association recently published a framework intended to help councils embark on digitisation programmes. Alex Coley explains why the initiative is a ‘call to action’ for the sector. […]...
Government’s department for overseeing the local authority sector is recruiting a new digital chief to support delivery of services for councils covering areas such as resettlement programmes and grant awards […]...
Local authority for one of England’s largest counties will establish new entity by merging transformation and tech services teams to help ‘progress towards a digital, design, data and technology approach’ […]...
First established eight years ago, the CivTech programme has identified 90 start-ups that have provided technology to help solve the service and operational challenges of public bodies across the country […]...
The UKs data regulator has issued the council with a formal reprimand, but the two parties differ over the extent to which the authority could have taken additional security measures […]...