A more holistic approach to tackling flood risk
The only way to mitigate against flooding effectively is to understand how the whole, complex system works – not by making rules one development at a time, as Nick Fraser explains.
Half of local government workers worry about redundancy as a result of cuts
14/11/2019 Around 50% of local government workers worry that they could be made redundant by technological innovation or Government cuts, a survey has revealed. |
New partnership to boost HealthTech innovation across Leeds
15/08/2019 A new cross-sector partnership has been signed to boost health technology innovation across the Leeds City Region. |
New deal to transform the learning disability sector
29/07/2019 Gavin Bashar discusses how assistive technology can make a positive difference to people with learning disabilities. |
Projects to develop new highways tech are launched
31/05/2019 A £22.9m programme has been launched with eight local authorities to develop new ways of building roads. |
‘Shockingly small’ number of councils embrace automation, study reveals
10/05/2019 Research dealing with the adoption of new technology in the local government sector has revealed that fewer than 5% of councils have automation or AI projects underway. |
Council to launch UK's first city-wide digital currency
10/05/2019 Belfast City Council has announced plans to launch the UK's first incentive-based digital currency. |
EventApp - Transforming event planning
09/05/2019 Find out how the EventApp is transforming event planning for UK councils. |
The use of drones in local government
03/05/2019 Aerial unmanned vehicles – drones – have hit the headlines after reports that councils are using them to inspect dodgy building work. Mark Whitehead looks at the issues involved. |
In perfect partnership: how councils can get the most out of a tech provider
26/03/2019 Cassandra Phillip lists the key steps to creating a successful partnership with a technology provider. |
Council investigates using ‘smart’ cars to detect potholes
22/01/2019 Oxfordshire County Council could be rolling out ‘smart’ cars to help detect potholes quickly. |
Funding to help those with health conditions return to work
22/11/2018 The Government has announced £4m of funding for technology to help people with disabilities return to work. |
West Midlands awarded £20m to make journeys ‘cheaper and quicker’
03/10/2018 The West Midlands will pioneer new transport schemes to make journeys ‘quicker, cheaper and cleaner’ following a £20m funding announcement. |
Khan awards tech firms £15,000 to tackle London’s challenges
02/10/2018 The mayor of London has awarded £15,000 each to eight tech firms to help them develop solutions to the capital’s social and environmental problems. |
Council staff 'standing in the way of new technology' finds survey
01/08/2017 More than a third of local government staff believe their colleagues are standing in the way of new technology, according to a new survey. |
It’s good to think and be inspired about innovation
13/07/2017 I ventured out to Adastral Park in Suffolk last week for BT’s annual Innovation Week. |
Hi-tech ‘nuisance call’ blockers to be given to elderly
06/04/2017 Elderly and vulnerable people are to be given hi-tech devices to block nuisance calls. |
More councils eyeing up automation technology
09/09/2016 Increasing financial challenges, welfare reforms, growing pressure on services and staffing cuts are powering a surge in interest in automation to carry out repetitive tasks, according to new research. |
This issue of Local Government News explores how councils can tackle modern slavery and trafficking in their supply chains, finds out more about Cambridge's first cohousing scheme and the launch of a new project to build a shared service pattern library for local government.
This issue also contains a special focus on children's services and how councils are protecting children following local safeguarding children boards being abolished.
