Welcome GDS Local
We’re pleased to see the announcement this week of the creation of the new GDS Local. At LocalGovDigital we feel this comes at a pivotal moment for the sector and the dedicated team in the Government Digital Service will have…
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Artificial Intelligence Practitioners Group
This week, in partnership with the Local Government Association. LocalGov Digital launched our Artificial Intelligence (AI) Practitioners Group. The group sits alongside the Local Government Association’s AI Network, and whilst there’s absolutely a need to talk about ethics, data and…
Surveying the Standard
We’re excited to be launching a new survey to explore the take-up and effectiveness of the Service Standard in councils. Created five years ago, the Standard has been helping teams within central government to create and run great public services…
LocalGov Digital AI
It’s fair to say there’s a lot of interest in artificial intelligence at the moment, driven first by the novelty and ease of use of services like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and then the increasing integration of Microsoft’s Copilot with their other…
Join our steering group!
We are looking for enthusiastic local government digital people to join our steering group. You’ll help shape the future of the network, and get stuck into making things happen for and with our members. Closing date is Friday 15th March,…
A new website for LocalGovDigital!
OK, so we aren’t making a huge fuss about this, because this website isn’t exactly the most exciting development in the world of local government digital innovation. But it is an important one, and it’s something worth marking with a…