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‘We’ve launched 18 new digital services since the start of the pandemic’
Worcestershire County Council’s digital delivery leader Jo Hilditch tells PublicTechnology about how apps and digital platforms have supported the authority’s coronavirus response
Digitisation will help make census safe says ONS
Statistical agency hopes that three-quarters of responses in England and Wales will be digital
Vendor view: The impact of Covid on local government’s supplier relationships
PublicTechnology talks to David Hipwell from SAP Concur about the role of the public sector’s commercial partners in supporting transformation and how it has changed in the past year
MHCLG spends £9m on Microsoft licensing deal
Department inks three-year contract with Phoenix Software
Gloucestershire offers £80k for IT chief
County council seeks leader to work with suppliers, staff and elected members
Will local government transformation be set back by coronavirus?
Having long suffered from a scarcity of funding, councils could be forgiven for deprioritising investments in new tech. But public and private and sector leaders tell PublicTechnology that digital has never been more important.
Government’s ‘litany of failures’ leaves citizens facing many years of slow broadband
Public Accounts Committee points to need for more funding and legislative changes
Cheshire signs long-term Microsoft cloud partner in £35m deal
Local authorities ink six-year contract
BT wins £18m deal to provide Buckinghamshire public sector network
Telco appointed to five-year contract
Locked-down libraries may cause ‘connectivity crisis’ for elderly people
Data shows majority of facilities yet to reopen
Scottish Government signs £400m BT deal to boost islands’ broadband
Scottish Government signs £400m BT deal to boost islands’ broadband
Stockport reaches 8,000 citizens with digital skills drive
Council CEO claims use of tech platforms has enabled local residents to stay connected
Analysis: how has coronavirus impacted local government IT spending?
PublicTechnology analysis of government data shows that the volume and value of IT and digital services contracts in the local government sector has been hit this year
Brexit-prepping council looks to stock up on IT basics
Worcestershire issues £20,000 tender in bid to head off potential impact
‘This year has really made the case for what we’re trying to do’
At the end of a challenging year, local government chiefs discuss the impact on digital and data
DHSC signs £3m-a-year ‘records management’ deal
Storage vendor Iron Mountain scoops five-year deal
Aberdeen launches GoAbz app for local journeys
Citizens can download free software to help plan trips via car, public transport or on foot
Government kicks off £3m two-year project to build comprehensive database of public-sector land and buildings
Cabinet Office to lead creation of the Digital National Asset Register, which will offer improved information to government property managers and the public
Hackney Council hit by ‘serious cyberattack’
London borough warns that services may be impacted
How can councils create a digital workplace?
At the recent Local Government ICT Summit, PublicTechnology talked to Gloucestershire County Council and SAP Concur about how authorities can support new ways of working
Post Office and Fujitsu to ‘fully cooperate’ with government probe of Horizon IT scandal
Government claims it has met demands for full judge-led inquiry but critics remain unconvinced