Supporting councils with a Cyber Incident Response service
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is making a new Cyber Incident Response service available to English councils, helping them to respond to severe cyber incidents.
Diving into planning decisions: What we learned from our latest user research
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Mike Rose, Data, Licensing and Intellectual Property SME and Elliot Rowen, Senior Planner, Posted on:
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Data, Digital Planning
User research is underway on standardising planning decision notices. Local authorities currently use different formats to record planning application outcomes, but standardisation would make crucial data instantly available for effective planning, analysis and forecasting. The data standards community has been providing invaluable feedback on where standardisation can deliver the biggest positive impact for the sector.
PropTech innovation takes on housing delivery challenges
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Joanna Averley, Chief Planner, MHCLG, Posted on:
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Digital Planning, PropTech
Following rigorous judging, 12 project teams have been selected from 84 applications to tackle three fundamental problems holding back housing delivery in England. Working alongside local authority and developer partners, each innovator will work until March 2026 testing their solutions in the real world.
Designing a user-centred intranet to help our staff work more effectively
An intranet is an essential digital platform that connects employees within an organisation, giving them easy access to internal news and resources. Sian, content designer, shares how user-centred design transformed our department's intranet, streamlining communication, knowledge sharing and accessibility to help our UK-wide staff work more productively and efficiently.
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