Digital services

• Councils given over £1m for chatbots

  Local authorities will be given almost £1.3m to investigate how digital technology such as chatbots, artificial intelligence and websites can improve services.

  

• Get set for a mobile workplace

  Keiron Salt looks at the key digital possibilities and enablers for health and care starting with the potential of mobile computing and communication.

  

• Matching digital ambitions to community outcomes

  Scotland is working to an ambitious digital agenda in the public sector. To reach more sparsely populated areas with the same range and depth of services as urban areas, Scotland needs to make the most of its connections, and use them in smarter ways. Simon Haston reports.

  

• Local councils urged to bid for EU wi-fi funding before Brexit

  Town and city councils are being urged to bid for an EU grant to install public wi-fi before Brexit comes into effect.

  

• Councils welcome open source library for digital services

  Local authorities have welcomed a new open source library which will help them share digital services.

  

• £1m social care digital fund announced

  Councils who come up with innovative uses of digital technology in the delivery of adult social care will be able to apply for a share of a new £1m fund.

  

• Attend the launch of a new digital platform for local government

  Join Pythagoras for the launch of a new digital platform transforming citizen services within local government on Wednesday 18th April at The Shard in London.

  

• Digital business models could save public sector £46bn, think tank argues

  A reduction of duplicated administrative processes and adoption of digital business models could save the public sector billions per year, think tank claims.

  

• NHS Digital awards £1.4m to tackle delayed transfers of care

  NHS Digital have awarded £1.4m to projects that help ease the process of moving patients from hospitals to social care.

  

• Delivering digital solutions

  Delivering solutions for digital organisations, digital employees, and digital citizens, with embedded security.