Analysis

• Whatever your budget, here’s how your council can mark Holocaust Memorial Day

  Holocaust Memorial Day takes place on 27 January. Claudia Hyde of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust explains how councils can mark the occasion.

  

• Putting data to work

  Faith Clark explains how a new contract will give local government free access to aerial photography.

  

• Bucking the national trend

  Mark Whitehead finds out how opportunities for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities in Lincolnshire are about to enjoy a huge boost.

  

• The rise of predictive analytics in local government recruitment

  Why does data have such an important role to play in improving recruiting practices within the local government? Charles Hipps reports.

  

• Hearing the voices of children in care

  Dr Claire Baker explores what children and young people living in care actually feel about their lives and care experience.

  

• Councils and Digital 3.0

  John McMahon explains how councils can use AI to provide predictive, proactive, and personalised information to the citizen.

  

• Fighting for talent in local government

  How are councils transforming approaches to talent acquisition using tailored technology offerings? Charles Hipps reports.

  

• Technology: a useful aid to improvement

  A couple of recent stories paint different pictures of how councils are coping with the staggering pace of change in the internet age. Mark Whitehead reports.

  

• What does the Budget really mean for local authorities?

  Tiffany Cloynes and Joanna Phillips explore the key announcements in the Budget and how far extra funding will address the challenges faced by councils.

  

• Aylesbury Vale's experience of transitioning to the cloud

  Maryvonne Hassall, assistant director for digital strategy at Aylesbury Vale District Council, explains how they have managed to save £6m by adopting a cloud system.