Liverpool and Salford councils have announced they are to share a technology platform that provider SAP hopes will expand across the north....
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GDS chief: We’re trying to shake our ‘arrogant’ image
The Government Digital Service is learning to be more empathetic and humble, according to its chief operating officer Alex Holmes....
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GDS to examine parking permits and taxi licensing
The Government Digital Service and Drivers and Vehicles Licensing Authority are looking at how local authorities could improve taxi licensing and parking permit services....
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Digital leaders in the civil service told to take risks and move out of silos
The government needs leaders that are ready to take risks and encourage culture change if it is to succeed in its efforts of digital transformation, a conference has heard....
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TechUK appoints board to steer collaboration with local public services
Dominic Campbell, founder of FutureGov, is to chair a local public services board to improve engagement between local government and the tech industry. ...
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Councils band together for joint chief digital officer
A group of 25 Scottish local authorities are joining forces to recruit a shared chief digital officer to work across the sector....
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Collaboration: an opportunity for councils to cut the waste
Rotherham’s ICT manager Richard Copley wants a local-style GDS, but does he think the new Local Digital Coalition is the answer? Gill Hitchcock reports....
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GDS boss reiterates desire for collaboration with departments
Civil service inertia is the “biggest challenge” facing the Government Digital Service as it presses ahead with plans to improve Whitehall’s digital efforts, according to GDS chief Stephen Foreshew-Cain....
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New local government coalition to encourage digital collaboration
Extending the GOV.UK Verify identity checking system to local government has been identified as a key priority of a new collaborative body for the sector....
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Five planning principles for the successful roll out of shared services
Jos Creese says that technological solutions are at the heart of allowing local authorities to provide shared services....
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