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Future Councils Pilot insights: Common challenges to digital transformation in local government

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What is required for councils to become modern and resilient? Read our findings in the Future Councils Pilot report.

From March to October 2023, we worked closely with 8 pilot councils to identify the most common challenges that consistently block local government digital transformation work. In this blog post, we’re excited to share some of the key findings from our pilot report.

Developing a service to assess and understand cyber resilience in local government

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The DLUHC Local Digital team is supporting councils in England to build their cyber resilience. Through our work to date, we know that one of the challenges councils face is having a clear baseline standard to assess their cyber security. To address this, DLUHC will be introducing the Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) for Local Government in 2024.

Driving adoption of Open Referral UK to deliver millions in annual savings for councils

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The Local Digital team is pleased to announce an ambitious three year plan for Open Referral UK (ORUK) data standard that could deliver millions of pounds of potential savings and help get citizens access to better quality information when they need it.

The Local Digital team is pleased to announce an ambitious three year plan for the Open Referral UK (ORUK) data standard that could potentially deliver millions of pounds in annual savings and help citizens access better quality information when they …

Local Digital evaluation study: A snapshot of our initial findings

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In March, we commissioned an independent evaluation of the Local Digital programme to understand the impact and value-for-money of the support we offer to local government. Read some of the interesting findings from our evaluation activities so far.

Reviewing the Local Digital Declaration 5 years on: Update on the discovery project

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This month marks a key milestone for the Local Digital Declaration as it reaches its fifth anniversary, and we’ll be celebrating Digital Declaration Month throughout July. Read on to find out how to get involved. The world of digital is …