After a vibrant, inspiring and practical LocalGovCamp North in Leeds on 13 November 2025 we’re sharing the slides and other outputs from the day.
On the day we heard about and discussed:
- Process mapping – Kristin McIntosh, Digital Solutions Team Leader, Newark and Sherwood District Council
- Service Design: The New Digital? – Anne-Louise Arkle, Head of Service Design and Digital Adoption, North Yorkshire Council
- Local Government as a Platform Approach – Craig Barker, Senior Manager Digital Innovation and Customer Experience, Cumberland Council
- Why Data Is Vital For Local Government And Why It Isn’t Important At All – Ben Proctor, Data Consultant
- AI in Local Government Business Cases
- Hey Geraldine – The Right Use Case Through To Implementation And Its Success Today – Adam Dustagheer, Datnexa
- AI To Boost Capacity And Accuracy In Planning Teams – Dermot O’Riordan, Co-founder, Xylo & Helen Cerroti, Team Leader, Business and Systems Support, Planning and Sustainable Development, Leeds City Council
There were also workshops on everything from co-designing the Gov.UK App, cyber security, and open source software. Unconference sessions included working together on the technology stack for local government, and requirements for LocalGov IMS.
As ever, thanks to the sponsors of this event as their support means we can keep it free to attend for delegates. A round of applause for Nick Hill for pulling it together and hosting a great day too.
Next events
We’ll be sharing details of our next events soon.
What is happening with LocalGovDigital?
We are currently reshaping the network to make sure it’s as useful as possible to practitioners in the sector and we’re making the most of opportunities to collaborate with each other, with central government, with suppliers, and other networks to really create and deliver better public services.
This means we’re also reviewing our process for joining the network and how we are governed. More news on this, and the different ways you can get involved and benefit from LocalGovDigital are expected early in 2026.