digital technology
LGA: ‘Invest in local digital transformation’
The LGA has reiterated its call for a Local Government Centre for Digital Technology, in response to announcements on digital services and artificial intelligence (AI).
New digital transformation framework launched
Digital transformation in councils is set to be boosted by the launch of a new mission-driven framework to bolster efficiency, improve public services and connect residents.
Digital switchover alert
Vital telecare equipment used by nearly two million older and disabled people, as well as traffic lights and cash machines, could cease to operate unless councils get more support with preparing for the upgrade to next-generation digital networks.
New digitalisation framework for councils
A joint new outcomes-based framework for improving and supporting local government digitalisation programmes has been launched by the LGA, the Society for Innovation Technology and Modernisation (Socitm), and the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (Solace).
A stepping stone into society
Most of us probably take for granted our ability to access council and other essential services online, yet millions of people in England and Wales still have little or no access to technology.
