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·4 days ago

Future Councils update

Since we announced our 8 pilot councils back in March, we’ve been busy speaking to each council and learning about how Future Councils can help them. The feedback we have received has been invaluable in helping us understand the challenges currently faced by the councils and we have been working…

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·6 days ago

Sprint Notes #63

26 April to 16 May Welcome to Sprint Notes #63! Our Round 6 projects are starting to get into their stride, and in this issue you can find out what they’ve been working on this sprint. …

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·May 10

Sprint Notes #62

11 April to 25 April 2023 Welcome to Sprint Notes #62! Following the pre-election period and the launch of the Local Digital Fund Round 6, you can now read the latest updates from our 17 new funded projects as well as previously funded projects. You’ll also be able to learn…

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·Apr 4

Meet the Local Digital team: Phil James, Community Engagement Manager

In this blog series, we’re shining a spotlight on different members of the Local Digital team to showcase just some of the incredible expertise and hard work that goes on behind the scenes. In our latest issue, Phil James tells us about his Civil Service journey, which spans 30 years…

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·Mar 24

Sprint Notes #61

Introducing the 16 selected projects for Round 6 of the Local Digital Fund Welcome to Sprint Notes #61! In this edition, we’re excited to introduce you to the 16 council-led digital projects that have been awarded funding through Round 6 of the Local Digital Fund. We’ll be pausing our Sprint…

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·Mar 21

Council Spotlight: Connected Places, a community directory of services

This issue of our Council Spotlight series tells the story of Connected Places — a co-designed directory of services that connects people to services, information and their local communities. This open source platform was developed by a collaborative team from Kingston, Hounslow and Sutton councils with Ayup Digital, and has…

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Council Spotlight: Connected Places, a community directory of services

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·Feb 15

Council Spotlight: Birmingham’s Guardian App, a game changer for local government

In 2022, Birmingham City Council were awarded £350,000 in funding through the Local Digital Fund to help develop their Guardian App into a Private Beta. The aim of this project was to develop a platform that enables their field workers to capture and access data to present casework in…

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Council Spotlight: Birmingham’s Guardian App, a game changer for local government

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·Jan 31

Meet the Local Digital team: Gemma Matthews, Senior Product Manager

In this blog series, we’re shining a spotlight on different members of the Local Digital team to showcase just some of the incredible expertise and hard work that goes on behind the scenes. In our latest issue, Senior Product Manager, Gemma Matthews explains how her experience is helping Local Digital…

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Meet the Local Digital team: Gemma Matthews, Senior Product Manager

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·Jan 24

How our Round 5 projects are contributing to local government transformation

Introduction Before our selected projects begin their work on Round 6 of the Local Digital Fund, we’re taking a look back at projects from our previous round of funding, Round 5, and celebrating the significant digital transformation our partners have achieved. In keeping with our mission to fund projects that address…

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