How can local authorities use technology and data to deliver better public services and harness social media for better interaction with citizens?
This briefing outlines the reforms introduced by the General Data Protection Directive (GDPR) to individual rights, and summarises the governance and accountability mechanisms that underpin the new regime, and with which local authorities must comply.
New rules will provide for secure handling of increasingly large amounts of personal data in a rapidly changing environment. This briefing outlines the reforms introduced by the General Data Protection Directive to individual rights, and summarises the governance mechanisms that underpin the new regime, and with which councils must comply.
London Ventures is a partnership between London Councils, the umbrella body for London local government, and EY, overseen and sponsored by the Capital Ambition Board.
Councillor Andy Boddington is a Liberal Democrat councillor for Ludlow North, Shropshire Council; in this post he talks about his life as a digital councillor.
Through data integration, data analytics, data science, and open data local authorities and their partners can explore new solutions and ways of working to achieve the change needed for cities to become Smart.
Finding a way to engage local communities in a debate that allows for both nuance and transparency is key to getting people to engage with complex local issues and decisions, writes David Janner-Klausner.
The Education Policy Institute has recently been analysing the evidence on how young people's use of social media sites, such as Instagram and Snapchat, affect their well-being, writes Emily Frith.
This briefing seeks to explore the reasons why local government entities use social media and the differences that exist between usage internationally as well as suggesting recommendations that could be adopted to make the system more efficient in Scotland and the UK moving forward.
A recent ransomware attack had major consequences for the NHS. Local authorities must take it as a wake-up call, writes Lauren Lucas.
Today we publish Start of the Possible a report from Camden councillor and Lead Member for Finance, Technology and Growth Theo Blackwell – it is based on the findings of a survey of over 800 councillors, believed to be the first to examine the attitudes and perceptions of councillors to digital transformation. LGiU Chief Executive…
