Councils lack adequate support on AI, research finds
30/09/2024 Local authorities are being left without adequate support to procure AI in the public interest, according to new research. |
Care homes invited to adopt AI solutions
24/09/2024 Care homes in Dorset and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are being invited to take part in an initiative that uses AI to enhance resident monitoring. |
Solar powered bus stop displays improve passenger experience in the Scottish Borders
05/09/2024 Journeo is working with Scottish Borders Council to bring scheduled and live Real Time Passenger Information to remote communities. |
Newcastle City Council successfully implements Azul Platform Core
02/09/2024 Newcastle City Council has successfully implemented Azul Platform Core to address critical security vulnerabilities in its Java-based applications. |
Taking the lead
19/08/2024 Barley Laing, the UK Managing Director at Melissa, says its time for local government to take the lead in driving efficiencies and change. |
LGA: Minister’s stance on hybrid meetings ‘encouraging’
19/08/2024 The Local Government Association (LGA) has said it was ‘encouraging’ that the new Government signalled an openness to discussing hybrid council meetings. |
Public sector productivity hampered by payroll and HR software limitations
18/07/2024 Nearly half of all public sector organisations across the UK and Ireland are wrangling with payroll and HR systems that are not fit for purpose. |
LGA launches framework for digital transformation
12/07/2024 The Local Government Association (LGA) has launched a new framework to support councils as they digitalise. |
App data 'suggests 11.5 million potholes in UK'
02/07/2024 There are five times more defects on British roads than previous estimates, according to data from a dashboard app that uses AI technology. |
Levelling up progress ‘glacial’, think tank says
19/06/2024 Progress on levelling up in England has been ‘glacial’ and – according to some metrics – inequality has got worse, a new analysis by the IFS has revealed. |
Talking AI in Aberdeen
30/05/2024 Andy MacDonald, Executive Director of Corporate Services at Aberdeen City Council shares his insights and advice on generative AI adoption in local government. |
BT: Too many councils failing to engage
21/05/2024 ‘Too many’ councils are failing to engage with telecoms giant BT as it works to switch customers to digital phone lines, the firm has said. |
Oracle project costs soar from £3m to £40m
09/05/2024 The budget for replacing an IT system with Oracle has ballooned from £2.6m to almost £40m, councillors in West Sussex have heard. |
Councils pay £1m in data breach compensation
03/05/2024 More than £1m has been paid out by 39 councils in compensation for data breaches in the past three years. |
SkillGate’s Classroom Booking System - Training course booking made easy!
29/04/2024 Streamline your training course booking operations with SkillGate’s Classroom Booking System. |
Leveraging data to reverse the planning staff decline
22/04/2024 Scott Goodwin, divisional director Land, Property and Public Protection, Idox, explains how rapid access to easily consumed data can transform planning teams. |
Third council in biometrics warning
12/04/2024 A third council has warned it faces potential fallout from new entry checks at UK borders earmarked for October. |
East Herts DC selects Cadcorp for advancing digital planning services
19/03/2024 East Herts District Council (EHDC) has been awarded DLUHC Digital Planning Programme Funding for innovating planning services. |
Cyber attack disruption to last weeks
18/03/2024 Leicester City Council expects disruption caused by a recent Cyber attack on the authority to continue until the end of the month. |
City council hit by Cyber attack
11/03/2024 IT and phone systems at Leicester City Council remain shut down this week following a cyber incident |
Lack of AI policies could have 'catastrophic consequences'
28/02/2024 More than three out of four UK councils do not have usage policies for artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, according to FOI data. |
Mobile connectivity programme costs ‘higher than anticipated’
22/02/2024 The Government’s programme for expanding 4G mobile connectivity across 95% of the UK by 2025 is behind schedule and is costing more than anticipated. |
360 Vision Technology’s Invictus TX wireless camera selected for Heritage site
31/01/2024 360 Vision Technology has been chosen to supply the camera surveillance technology for an historically important English Heritage site at Exeter Quayside. |
Socitm: Public sector services must primarily become digital
22/01/2024 Despite extreme pressures on finances and staffing, public sector services must primarily become digital in everything they do, according to a new report from Socitm. |
Leveraging tech to tackle black mould
09/01/2024 Deborah Matthews, MRI Software, looks at how arming onsite teams with the right tech can empower social housing providers to be proactive on black mould. |
Fears over digital switchover costs
08/01/2024 Councils face multi-million pound bills as a result of the digital switchover of the telephone system. |
Alarm sounded on cyber threat to local elections
21/12/2023 Ministers have written to councils to warn of attempted foreign interference in next year’s elections. |
Parking meters face disruption from 2G switch off
18/12/2023 Parking meters, alarm systems and telecare devices risk facing disruption when 2G and 3G mobile networks are switched off, council chiefs warn. |
Online Safety – Time to Act
08/12/2023 Schools still have work to do despite onus being put on online platforms to conform to new safeguarding legislation, says safeguarding expert Mark Bentley. |
Council reprimanded after suffering Cyber attack
28/11/2023 Gloucester City Council has pledged lessons will be learnt following a reprimand from a data watchdog over a Cyber attack. |
Councils sign cross border partnership
13/11/2023 Two English councils, Herefordshire and Shropshire, and two Welsh county councils, Monmouthshire and Powys, have signed a partnership agreement. |
It’s a speed thing: digital transformation in local government
01/11/2023 Adrian Trickett, Vice President of Sales and General Manager of EMEA at Boomi, discusses why digital transformation projects in local government fail. |
Council websites referred to equality watchdogs
30/10/2023 Some 56 local government websites have been referred to equality watchdogs in the last year. |
Getting ready for Biodiversity Net Gain
23/10/2023 Dr Robin McArthur, chair of the Joe's Blooms Advisory Board, discusses Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and what local authorities should do to prepare. |
Cadcorp launches new EPC Data Service
05/10/2023 Cadcorp has launched a new cloud hosted data service, providing Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings for all residential properties in Great Britain. |
Budgetary Breaking Point: Learning from Birmingham’s mistakes
04/10/2023 Claire Agutter from Scopism takes a look at why Birmingham CC's predicament is not an isolated case and how other councils can learn from their mistakes. |
Government pledges £60m innovation investment
04/10/2023 The Government has pledged to invest £60m into an innovation fund to support universities in areas with lower levels of research and development investment. |
Scam warning amid digital switchover
18/09/2023 Criminals are exploiting the analogue to digital switchover to scam users of health care telephony devices into giving personal information, councils warn. |
Wales to consider funding bids straddling English border
11/09/2023 Wales’ economy minister has said he would consider funding bids from a new council partnership that crosses the Welsh and English border. |
Tech firm urges Government to overhaul welfare systems
30/08/2023 We Are Digital has called on the Government to tear up ‘outdated and siloed’ welfare models and implement an approach that could save councils millions. |
Welsh and English councils announce new partnership
30/08/2023 Councils on either side of the border between Wales and England are set to join a partnership in a bid to seek Government funding. |
Council hit by suspected ransomware attack
25/08/2023 St Helens Borough Council has put in place extra security measures after a suspected ransomware attack on its IT systems and networks. |
Liverpool to provide 4,500 tablets to tackle digital exclusion
18/08/2023 More than 4,500 people in the Liverpool City Region will receive free tablets, internet access and training as part of a scheme to bridge the UK’s ‘digital divide’. |
Cyber-attack hit Electoral Commission
08/08/2023 Information held by the Electoral Commission was accessed by 'hostile actors,' the watchdog has revealed. |
Increased connectivity means increased community
08/08/2023 Nick Wiggin, Freshwave, looks at the relationship between connectivity and community, and discusses the importance of digital champions. |
How social housing professionals can combat cyber-attacks
07/08/2023 How can the sector’s IT professionals safeguard their tech stacks? John Blackburn, Central Networks, outlines some crucial steps to implement. |
UPRNs are the embodiment of data provenance. Are you ready?
07/08/2023 Fiona Barron, Land Data, and Steven Brandwood, Engagement, GeoPlace, discuss the importance of keeping the UPRN conversation going at the local level. |
Councils urged to bid for 5G funding
31/07/2023 Local authorities across the UK have been invited to bid for shares of a £40m fund to support their adoption of 5G and other advanced wireless technology. |
Digital champions important for broadband ‘consistency’
18/07/2023 The Government should consider requiring councils to have a digital champion to help improve the UK’s rollout of fast broadband, a new study has concluded. |
Waltham Forest Council appoints Voicescape to help drive up Council Tax collections
12/07/2023 Voicescape has strengthened its public sector position, after being appointed by Waltham Forest Council – its sixth local gov client win in the last year. |
Getting tech-savvy Gen Z into the social care sector
07/07/2023 Rajiv Tanna, co-founder and CPO of birdie, looks at how technology can help the social care sector appeal to younger generations. |
More councillors feel at risk of abuse
06/07/2023 The number of local councillors who have reported feeling at risk in their role due to abuse and intimidation has increased in the last year, LGA finds. |
How to support your local businesses more effectively to safeguard their future
29/06/2023 Destin Solutions has worked with one local authority to help them get to grips with their local business landscape through the smarter use of data. |
Majority of councils support return of virtual meetings
29/06/2023 Most councils would like to be able to reintroduce virtual meetings to support the recruitment and retention of councillors, a new survey has revealed. |
Can technology solve the care crisis? We certainly think so.
28/06/2023 Jody O'Neill, CEO of Curam, the UK's largest online platform for care workers, looks at the role of technology in solving the care crisis. |
‘Smart multi-purpose' lamp post pilots launched
14/06/2023 Ministers have announced up to £1.5m for six local authority-led pilots to test the capacity for lamp posts to deliver smart services such as EV charging. |
Orlo, first social media management platform in the world to integrate with Nextdoor
13/06/2023 Orlo, the UK’s number one social media management platform, announces a first of its kind API integration with Nextdoor, the neighbourhood network. |
Councils wait for Capita reassurance
02/06/2023 Unhappy councils are seeking assurances from revenues and benefits software supplier Capita there will be no more data breaches after a number of incidents. |
Council helps Premier League stop £7m streaming fraud
31/05/2023 Five men who illegally streamed Premier League matches have been jailed following a trading-standards investigation led by Hammersmith and Fulham Council. |
How AI can assist councils with social housing allocations
30/05/2023 Charlie Green, Comparesoft, looks at how incorporating machine learning with asset management can help councils manage social housing allocation. |
List of councils impacted by Capita data breach grows
19/05/2023 The number of local authorities impacted by Capita’s most recent data breach has risen to five. |
Councils to take ‘swift’ action after data breach
17/05/2023 Local authorities say they are taking action to deal with a data breach by the revenues and benefits software supplier, Capita. |
Jersey selects BridgeHead’s HealthStore® to manage medical images
12/05/2023 The Government of Jersey’s has contracted BridgeHead Software to implement HealthStore® to consolidate all medical images in an accessible central repository. |
BridgeHead’s HealthStore® Wins 2023 MedTech Breakthrough Award
12/05/2023 Prestigious international annual awards program recognizes standout digital health & medical technology products and companies. |
Shropshire Council welcomes £24m broadband contract
10/05/2023 Shropshire Council welcomes the announcement of a multi-million-pound investment into high-speed full-fibre broadband. |
Councils warned against banning TikTok
24/04/2023 A national body made up of organisations working together to raise standard of communications in the public sector has warned councils against banning TikTok. |
Cyber attack led to data breach
21/04/2023 Capita has admitted data was stolen during a Cyber attack that disrupted council services. |
Councils disclose 1,500 data breaches
19/04/2023 UK councils have disclosed almost 1,500 data breaches in a year, according to a survey. |
New safeguarding software to transform collaboration between councils and schools
18/04/2023 Software company CPOMS has developed a first-of-its-kind solution to transform the way councils work with schools to log and manage safeguarding concerns. |
New North Yorkshire Council urged to live stream meetings
17/04/2023 Councillors in Scarborough have urged the new North Yorkshire Council to live stream all its meetings online to improve transparency and cut down on travel. |
Labour pledges to revitalise high streets
12/04/2023 Labour will today promote its plan to revitalise ailing high streets through a £700m fund to help small businesses with soaring energy bills. |
Milton Keynes City Council offsets rising energy prices with Telensa smart street lighting
11/04/2023 Milton Keynes CC forecasts that Telensa smart street lighting will deliver annual energy savings of over 60% and carbon savings equivalent to five million kWh. |
Don’t force drivers to pay for parking with smartphones, Gove says
06/04/2023 Levelling-up secretary Michael Gove has told councils they must not force drivers to use smartphones to pay for parking spaces. |
Social care workforce funding halved
04/04/2023 Government plans to digitise the care sector and bolster the workforce have come under fire after it emerged they would mean cutting workforce funding. |
Cyber attack hits councils
04/04/2023 Councils have reported disruption to their call centres after a Cyber attack on outsourcing giant Capita. |
Motorists face digital exclusion from car parks, MPs warn
30/03/2023 MPs have asked the Government to help motorists who have problems parking because of increasing use of mobile technology apps. |
Restore Records Management works with HM Land Registry to digitise files
21/03/2023 Restore Records Management has been working with HM Land Registry to digitise historic files that include a property lease to drive service efficiencies. |
Cambridgeshire set to see broadband boost with £69m contract
21/03/2023 Around 45,000 people in rural Cambridgeshire are set to see an improvement in their broadband thanks to a multi-million-pound Project Gigabit agreement. |
Why this is the year councils look to business intelligence
10/03/2023 Mark Cobb, CEO, Cantium Business Solutions argues that business intelligence can help local authorities transform service delivery. |
Vemotion reveal latest streaming solutions at Security & Policing 2023
08/03/2023 Vemotion reveal latest cyber secure, video streaming solutions for cellular and satellite at Security & Policing 2023. |
Cadcorp SIS 9.1 released
08/03/2023 GIS software release designed to help organisations gain deeper insight into data. |
Two million elderly at risk from digital switchover delays
06/03/2023 Council chiefs warn two million older and disabled people could be put at risk unless councils are given more support to help with upgrading digital networks. |
How local authorities can fight payments fraud
02/03/2023 Ilija Ugrinic of software solutions provider Proactis looks at how councils can fight payments fraud. |
Council digitalisation being held back, report finds
23/02/2023 Councils’ efforts to digitalise are being hindered by a lack of funding and guidance, a new report has found. |
Modernising planning with a digital approach
23/02/2023 Stephen Croney of Esri UK examines three local authority projects which demonstrate how geospatial technology can help modernise the planning process. |
Kent councils drop CCTV company over genocide accusation
21/02/2023 A number of local authorities in Kent have decided to stop using CCTV made by a company whose technology is allegedly linked to the Uyghur genocide in China. |
Revolutionising local government customer service
20/02/2023 Jason Roos, CEO of Cirrus, argues that Contact Centre as a Service can help councils make their customer service operations more responsive. |
How local councils can bolster cyber resiliency
16/02/2023 Rick Jones, CEO and co-founder of DigitalXRAID, discusses how councils can go beyond IT Health Checks to proactively strengthen their security posture. |
Brent Council’s digital transformation
15/02/2023 To help meet the shifting demands of its population, Brent Council partnered with Juniper Networks to provide AI-powered connectivity in its Civic Centre. |
Combatting data theft
10/02/2023 Government has issued ‘Data Retention’ advice following an increase in ransomware attacks. AJ Thompson, Northdoor plc, explains how councils can protect data. |
County leaders call for tech solutions to social care issues
02/02/2023 Digital technology is a crucial step in reforming adult social care, according to the County Councils Network. |
Council chiefs welcome call to address creative skills ‘blind spot’
17/01/2023 Council leaders have welcomed a call for a Government focus on fixing the educational ‘blind spots' and digital skills shortage impacting creative industries. |
Better together: how to retain IT talent in the public sector
21/12/2022 Arun Kumar, regional director at ManageEngine, looks at how the public sector can get over its digital skills problem. |
Supporting the NHS on Its Digital Journey
09/12/2022 Here at BT, we believe in connecting for good to build strong, trusted, and collaborative partnerships that help drive transformation through co-creation, using innovation to solve real-world problems. |
Digital health checks to be piloted in Cornwall
06/12/2022 Cornwall is the first area in England to trial a digital face-to-face health check scheme aimed at reducing pressure on GPs. |
Satellites trialled in effort to boost broadband
01/12/2022 Rural homes and businesses could see a boost to their broadband connections if a trial to use satellites to deliver high-speed connections is successful. |
Councils among top five offenders for data breaches
23/11/2022 Local authorities are one of the top offenders for data breaches across the UK, a new analysis has revealed. |
Largest UK local government area turns to TechnologyOne for digital overhaul
14/11/2022 The UK’s largest council by land mass, Highland Council, will roll out local government specialist ERP TechnologyOne’s solution to streamline and automate its operations. |
Auditor hands statutory recommendations to two councils
04/11/2022 Two councils have been issued with rare statutory recommendations by their external auditor. |
Investment needed to close ‘digital divide’
20/10/2022 David Hennell, business development director, at National Broadband, discusses why the PM must prioritise digital investment as part of levelling up plans. |
Shell is helping power the journey towards a circular paving industry with Shell Bitumen LT R, a new product for roads that uses plastics destined for landfill as part of the additives to make the bitumen.
Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.
Dougie Belmore explains how one of the main interfaces between you and Bacs is about to change.