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Communities, housing and planning News

More than 200 areas bid for AI Growth Zone status

Sofia Villegas May 1, 2025

After Culham in Oxfordshire became the first designated tech hotbed earlier this year, authorities around the country are also hoping to benefit from scheme aimed at boosting jobs and investment […]...

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Communities, housing and planning News

Gen AI tool for councils to ‘turn blurry maps and handwritten notes into clear, digital data’

Sam Trendall April 23, 2025

Government aims to support its plans to build 1.5 million new homes across the country with the Extract tech system that can convert scans and weatherbeaten files into electronic info […]...

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Lancashire plans £4m ‘digital front door’ as local gov reorg looms

Sam Trendall April 17, 2025

Although it may be abolished within three years, county council in the north west has revealed plans for an engagement of up to decade to deliver ‘necessary improvement’ to systems […]...

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Communities, housing and planning Highlights Opinion

Local government leaders must give permission and support to digital colleagues to create the right future

Lisa Trickey April 16, 2025

Technology promises rapid and profound change. Figureheads need to ensure progress is thoughtful and supported by skills, according to Lisa Trickey: an LGA advisor and former Dorset Council digital head […]...

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Communities, housing and planning News

Westminster plans £4m data platform to meet ‘analytics, AI and personalisation goals’

Sam Trendall April 10, 2025

Local government authority in the heart of the capital is to undertake a project in multiple stages, beginning with the creation of a new warehouse facility based on specialist systems […]...

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Communities, housing and planning News

Scottish islands progress use of drones in public services

Sofia Villegas April 8, 2025

Argyll and Bute Council, which serves citizens across a range of remote locations off Scotland’s west coast, has striven to make use of the autonomous airborne technology in recent years […]...

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Communities, housing and planning Features

‘Local authorities can become the orchestrators of change’

Sam Trendall April 3, 2025

An annual study from Socitm shines a light on the new, and familiar, tech trends currently shaping frontline public services. PublicTechnology talks to the sector body to find out more. […]...

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Dudley offers £130k for transformation leader

Sam Trendall March 18, 2025

Local authority in the West Midlands is advertising a senior leadership posting which brings with it the responsibility to drive a reform agenda centred on tech, innovation and business intelligence […]...

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Communities, housing and planning News

‘Data is the lifeblood of Scottish public services’

Sofia Villegas March 14, 2025

Minister tells event hosted by Holyrood that public sector entities should make data and analysis central to their plans, while acknowledging the need for systems to better support this ambition […]...

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Communities, housing and planning News

Councils and local gov figures consider Twitter future

Sofia Villegas March 12, 2025

In response to concerns over the spread of harmful content, a small but growing band of organisations and leaders have left the social media platform now also known as X […]...

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Communities, housing and planning

More than 200 areas bid for AI Growth Zone status

Gen AI tool for councils to ‘turn blurry maps and handwritten notes into clear, digital data’

Lancashire plans £4m ‘digital front door’ as local gov reorg looms

Local government leaders must give permission and support to digital colleagues to create the right future

Westminster plans £4m data platform to meet ‘analytics, AI and personalisation goals’

Scottish islands progress use of drones in public services

‘Local authorities can become the orchestrators of change’

Dudley offers £130k for transformation leader

‘Data is the lifeblood of Scottish public services’

Councils and local gov figures consider Twitter future

Curious minds wanted: Why AI skills in the public sector start with attitude, not code

Waste not: How civil servants are rethinking productivity

Lessons from the frontline: What NHS cancer pilots reveal about the future of care

The school meal debate: A digital opportunity hiding in plain sight

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