Local Digital
The first phase of the Cyber Assessment Framework for local government pilot has seen us undertake more than 50 hours of workshops with 10 councils from across England. As this phase comes to an end, we’re keen to share some initial insights and feedback with you before we move into the next phase.
We’re delighted to announce that applications are now open to join the pilot of Future Councils. Future Councils is a partnership between Local Digital and a group of councils to deliver replicable pathways to digital and cyber security reform that …
We’re excited to announce that Round 6 of the Local Digital Fund is now open for applications from council-led digital projects. In this latest round, we’re inviting local authorities to submit proposals for Discovery, Alpha and Beta projects to make …
This Autumn, the Local Digital team will be working with a small cohort of councils to help establish a clear and comprehensive cyber resilience standard for local government in England.
Every July, the Local Digital team holds a month-long campaign to celebrate the anniversary of the launch of the Local Digital Declaration.
This year has seen the Local Digital team travelling around the country for the first time in two years as part of the Local Digital Roadshow series.
In the Local Digital Declaration, we outline our commitment to ‘creating the conditions for genuine organisational transformation to happen’. A key element of this is ensuring there are the training courses, knowledge sharing, and communities of practice, needed to create …
May-N presenting at an event for local government This week brings to a close my two and a half years as Head of the Local Digital Collaboration Unit (LDCU). In this blog post, I want to reflect back on the …
The Local Digital and Cyber teams are going to be making some exciting changes over the next few months, backed by multi-year funding to the tune of £85 million.
Our digital planning software work is moving into a new phase of collaboration and delivery with Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) and software providers. We continue to build on the success of the Reducing Invalid Planning Applications (RIPA) and Back Office …