Launched in April 2016, the Local Government Digital Service Standard was created by LocalGov Digital in partnership with the Government Digital Service. It was based on GDS’ own service standard which was adapted to meet the needs of local public service delivery. Since then, it has become a great success, articulating what a good digital […]
Rishi Sunak, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government will be answering your questions on LocalGov Digital’s Slack Team this Tuesday 24th July at 1pm. If haven’t already joined LocalGov Digital you can become a member here which gives you access to our Slack Team, and put your questions live to Rishi.
20th July 2018We’re really pleased to be co-publishing the Local Digital Declaration today. The declaration is a cross sector shared mission, enabling the foundations needed for the future generation of local digital public services and was launched at today’s Local Government Association conference by the Minister for Local Government, Rishi Sunak MP. All our members are committed […]
4th July 2018The largest and longest running unconference for UK local government LocalGovCamp is back! This year we’re back to Birmingham for another 2 days of learning in September. You can find out about what went on in Bristol last year at LocalGovCamp 2017: Contact us if you have any questions or would like to find out […]
14th May 2018Please note: The deadline for applications was midnight on Monday 26 February 2017 Earlier this year we announced the biggest changes to LocalGov Digital since its inception. We adopted a formal constitution which means our Steering Group will consist of fifteen officers. Now we’re now looking for people to join us, to help guide the future strategy […]
3rd February 2018LocalGov Digital is proud to support Notwestminster, a free event for everyone who has something positive to say about local democracy and anyone who is up for the challenge of making it better, on 16th & 17th February at The Media Centre, in Huddersfield. Main event – Saturday 17th February The Notwestminster main event includes participant-led workshops, lightning talks, creative […]
2nd February 20182018 will see the biggest changes to LocalGov Digital since its inception in 2012. To date the network has achieved some amazing things including creating the Local Government Digital Service Standard, launching Pipeline, our pilot platform to aid cross sector collaboration, and organising LocalGovCamp, the UK's biggest annual unconference for Local Government.
18th January 2018LocalGovCamp 2017 is on 15/16 September in Bristol and features a Friday of workshops and UK local government's biggest unconference on the Saturday. We'll be announcing more about these soon.
21st July 2017LocalGovCamp is the largest and longest running unconference for UK Local Government. This September it heads to a new city, Bristol, and features a day of workshops on the 15th, and the main unconference on the 16th September.
This year LocalGovCamp Fringe Friday features a workshop format, where experts from leading councils, Government Digital Service, Department for Work and Pensions, Ministry of Justice, Public Service Transformation Academy, innovation labs and more including private sector organisations will run workshops on all aspects of the Local Government Service Standard.
Sessions will arm attendees with practical skills to realise each point in the Standard, from designing services around users, making the most of the agile toolkit in Local, to doing performance monitoring well and using open standards and platform components.
Workshops will cover service design, doing user research, adopting common standards and ‘Government as a Platform’ components, with much more to be announced in the coming weeks.
Saturday is the main unconference, where the agenda is set on the day by those who attend. Whatever your background or interests, you could be running a session on something you’re passionate about and getting advice and support from some of the brightest minds in and around local government.
If you work in or around local government and care about creating better public services then this is event is for you. As always, tickets are free, and given the annual high demand each year we’ve decided to distribute tickets through a lottery. You can sign up for the lottery here and we’ll announce who’s got a ticket shortly after the lottery closes on Friday 9 June.
You can find out what happened last year, and if you’re interested in the many sponsorship options then please tweet @localgovcamp or email [email protected].
Be part of LocalGov Digital and get involved with the movement to create better, cheaper local services at LocalGovCamp.
19th May 2017Following a consultation in December, LocalGov Digital have announced plans to create a co-operative.
The scope and structure of the co-operative have yet to be formalised, and in keeping with the collaborative ethos of the network, we're looking for people to get involved with the discovery phase and beyond.
Whether you work for a council or are just interested in helping create better, cheaper local public services we'd love to hear from you, and you can register an interest here and help be the change to LocalGov Digital.
7th February 2017