Nine ways to create a good design code
Jane Dann outlines the nine steps that local authorities can take to get a good code in place.
Newport City Council digitally transforms with TechnologyOne SaaS solution to enhance internal operations
26/05/2022 Newport City Council is transitioning its finance systems to enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider TechnologyOne to help deliver a more connected experience for its user base of over 500 employees and wider supplier community. |
A new tool for sustainable living
26/05/2022 Buckinghamshire Council is proud to be the first council in the UK to use the official app guiding users towards living sustainably in support of the United Nations ACTNOW for climate change campaign. Gareth Williams explains. |
Smarter steps to a greener future
24/05/2022 Brightly’s digital asset management solution, Confirm, is helping local authorities to streamline their operations, cut costs and contribute to the wider, global sustainability mission. Hannah Winstanley explains more. |
Public sector digital transformation projects fuel UK growth for TechnologyOne
23/05/2022 Australia’s largest ERP software firm to open new London office and recruit more staff after seeing further growth in UK local government sector. |
Internet Explorer 11 retirement – what does it mean for you?
13/05/2022 Dougie Belmore, Chief Payments Officer of Pay.UK, explains how the end of Internet Explorer 11 will impact Bacs services – and what to do about it. |
Performance modelling for energy efficiency key to lessening fuel crisis impacts
11/05/2022 Don McLean explains how local authorities can ensure their built environment is optimised to run at its most efficient, supporting sustainability strategies and mitigating the financial impact of the energy crisis. |
Levelling up communities will not be possible without greater support for local authorities
09/05/2022 Gillian Charlesworth warns that unless local authorities are equipped with a clear strategic direction and sufficient resources, levelling up the country is unlikely to become reality. |
Council devolution: how technology can enable a successful and seamless transition
05/05/2022 Scott Goodwin explains how technology holds the key to unlocking a successful and seamless transition to a unitary model. |
Legacy IT systems and their challenges
28/04/2022 Lorna Campbell explains how legacy data and digital transformation can work together. |
With risk comes reward
27/04/2022 In a post-pandemic world, will local authorities be more willing to embrace future risk and accept the existence of unknown threats? Christopher Walker reports. |
The benefits of syncing with One Login
26/04/2022 Could syncing with One Login be the key to delivering digital success for local government? Sascha Giese reports. |
How IoT is helping local authorities keep their infrastructure assets safe from harm
21/04/2022 Manish Jethwa outlines how local authorities are using Internet of Things (IoT) to monitor infrastructure assets and remediate faults and other issues, as and when required. |
Why so many heritage and grant-led projects are stalling
21/04/2022 Andy Rumfitt discusses how local authorities can prepare for and handle stalled projects. |
Going digital: putting the public first in public services
19/04/2022 Nigel Blair explores the challenge of embracing digitalisation whilst keeping local authorities’ customer centric. |
Councils need radical thinking at a time of crisis
14/04/2022 Professor Richard Murphy says councils need to cooperate to tackle the crises faced by communities, and he puts forward four ways of addressing social need. |
Stopping child exploitation
06/04/2022 Iryna Pona, policy and impact manager at The Children’s Society, looks at the issue of children and modern slavery. |
Safeguarding communities from anti-social behaviour with multi-agency enforcement
05/04/2022 Dyl Kurpil explains how effective Public Spaces Protection Order enforcement can rapidly transform a community, rebuilding trust and reinvigorating local economies. |
Maximising the potential of vacant municipal property stock
05/04/2022 With so many vacant properties post-pandemic, installing property guardians ca cut the costs of security and even bring in council tax for local authorities, says Stuart Woolgar. |
Child Sexual Exploitation: Why awareness days matter
25/03/2022 Georgina Middleton discusses the importance of awareness days and how they can be a key stepping stone towards real and lasting change. |
It’s time to digitally transform planning in the UK
22/03/2022 Glen Ocskó explains why digitising the planning system would increase accessibility and transparency. |
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.
