How can local authorities use technology and data to deliver better public services and harness social media for better interaction with citizens?
LGiU is working with Vodafone to convene a series of regional roundtables. Councils need to be bold in delivering efficiencies and innovation to services. It is clear that data and technology will play a crucial role in the quest to deliver better services for less. The discussions focus on areas of local/regional interest but are broadly…
Maybe you’re already out chasing Charmanders and Pikachus. Maybe you’ve been tutting at the latest craze that keeps people glued to their smart phones. Whether you’re a lover or a hater, you’d have to be living under a rock to avoid hearing about Pokemon Go. Like the mean mom I’ve so often been called, I…
The National Data Guardian has produced a report for the government with proposals for new data security standards and an opt-out model for data sharing across the NHS and with social care. The government is consulting on the proposals.
Effective information sharing between the agencies which support children, particularly vulnerable children and their families, is seen as an important part of improving safeguaring services. The DfE has published research on effective information sharing and what works best. This is the CSN briefing on the research.
The commitments in this updated Plan which will have the most direct impact on local government are on the future publication of election results and on the Code of Practice for Freedom of Information requests. This briefing considers the background, summarises the plan and comments on these two key issues.
With Scotland positioning itself at the forefront of the smart cities revolution, we take a look at how local authorities can ensure that technological innovation is democratic, fair, beneficial, and sustainable throughout their communities.
I’d bet there’s a song that instantly takes you back to a moment in time, a period in your life, a feeling you had sharing the song with someone else. I bet there’s more than one. I bet you could pull together a whole playlist that would take you back to moments of joy and…
Joe Mitchell, from our Democracy Club partners in #OutfortheCount, takes a moment to celebrate a momentous achievement in opening up UK elections, but there’s more to do! We had a crazy idea. Based on our success at last year’s general election, creating the most comprehensive and accurate parliamentary candidate database, we thought we’d go again…
Arup was commissioned by the Danish public authorities to complete a research study on the opportunity of smart cities for Denmark and the key next steps needed at a national level to bring the country to the forefront of the global smart cities market. Ina Dimireva explains.
This re-circulated briefing summarises this NESTA report from its public service transformation network. Written for LGiU in England, LGiU Scotland recipients may find it of interest. We will be looking at this issue from the Scottish perspective in a future briefing.
