LocalGov Digital is a network of members. Our purpose is to provide local government with a voice, improve standards in the delivery of digital services and provide opportunities to explore new ideas, learn and collaborate. People join LocalGovDigital as individuals, not as organisations - and as many folk from one organisation can join as wants...| LocalGovDigital
This week, in partnership with the Local Government Association. LocalGov Digital launched our Artificial Intelligence (AI) Practitioners Group. The group sits alongside the Local Government Association’s AI Network, and whilst there’s absolutely a need to talk about ethics, data and the environmental impact of AI, the group will very much focus on practical experimentation and […]| LocalGovDigital
We’re excited to be launching a new survey to explore the take-up and effectiveness of the Service Standard in councils. Created five years ago, the Standard has been helping teams within central government to create and run great public services – but what does the picture look like councils? Are we reaching a common standard? […]| LocalGovDigital
https://youtu.be/JIy5BRFs10g?si=MrUzd3xHNszv9vcF The third LocalGovDigital Live! event featured Tom Styles who showed us all some work he has been doing with councils in Northern Ireland. This involved embedding javascript into otherwise static web pages - enabling interactive content to sit alongside information and guidance, meaning fewer clicks for users, amongst other things. You can watch the...| LocalGovDigital
https://youtu.be/3SBhZ7u7pDc We held our second LocalGovDigital Live! event yesterday, a discussion session covering the thorny topic of whether some kind of centralised support team for digital in local government might be useful - the so-called 'Local GDS'. We were graced with the presence of Prof. Mark Thompson off of Exeter University, sharing his thoughts on...| LocalGovDigital
It’s fair to say there’s a lot of interest in artificial intelligence at the moment, driven first by the novelty and ease of use of services like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and then the increasing integration of Microsoft’s Copilot with their other products. We’ve all read doom-laden prophecies about huge swathes of the workforce losing their jobs, […]| LocalGovDigital
We are looking for enthusiastic local government digital people to join our steering group. You’ll help shape the future of the network, and get stuck into making things happen for and with our members. Closing date is Friday 15th March, 2024! LocalGovDigital is the membership organisation for digital practitioners in and around local government. We […]| LocalGovDigital
OK, so we aren't making a huge fuss about this, because this website isn't exactly the most exciting development in the world of local government digital innovation. But it is an important one, and it's something worth marking with a blog post! For a little while now, for rather boring technical reasons, we have had...| LocalGovDigital
LocalGovDigital Live is a series of monthly online get-togethers, where people in and around local government digital design, data and technology can get up to speed on the latest developments in the sector and hear what cool stuff other councils are up to. It takes place on the first Tuesday of every month at 11am,...| LocalGovDigital
