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
Scottish Government to explore construction of GOV.UK Pay alternative
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Hackney looks to boost uptake of council rent service
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Open source 'fails to excite councils'
Open source technology has failed to catch on with local government and is not necessarily cheaper than proprietary software, according to a new report.
Digital skills review issues call for evidence
A taskforce into digital skills established by Labour leader Ed Miliband is seeking views on how the UK can boost the ICT capabilities of employees.
Socitm and GDS to expand local digital dashboard initiative
A programme to use digital dashboards to analyse council service delivery is to expand after its initial work identified opportunities to reduce failure demand.
Councils invited to bid for open data cash
The government is inviting applications for millions of pounds to allow public sector bodies to release more data to the public, including for ICT infrastructure.
LocalGov Digital launches designers network
LocalGov Digital, the local government ICT practitioner network, has launched a sub-network for digital designers and developers working on council services.
Using open source to open doors in local government
Despite the rising tide of economic optimism, local government organisations are set to continue to see budget reductions throughout the year.