How did Gloucester manage a cyber attack? Find the case study, plus more sector news and events in our newsletter


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The Local Digital Newsletter

17 January 2024

Welcome back to the Local Digital newsletter! In this issue, you can find a case study on managing a cyber attack with Gloucester City Council, read about the progress of our funded projects in our Sprint Notes, and sign up for upcoming sector events.

Updates from the Local Digital team

Thank you for your support in 2023

Thank you to everyone who has worked with us and supported us in 2023! It’s been great to share ideas, collaborate on digital projects, explore challenges, and build the #LocalDigital community with you. We look forward to working together this year!

Local Digital Sprint Notes #76

In our first issue of 2024, you can read about the progress of our funded projects in December, as well as an update on our work to improve the Local Digital Declaration.

Read Local Digital’s Sprint Notes #76

DLUHC Digital Recruitment Days

The DLUHC Digital team is hosting its second Digital Recruitment Days event on 6 and 7 February in Darlington

Whether you have years of experience or are just starting out, this event is your gateway to great career opportunities at DLUHC Digital.

Sector news and resources

Gloucester City Council: Managing a cyber attack

The LGA has produced a case study on managing a cyber attack with Gloucester City Council, 2 years after they were the subject of a ransomware attack.

The case study includes a timeline of the attack, its impact and cost, the recovery process and key lessons.

Read Gloucester's case study

Future Gazing: Where next for local government tech in 2024?

TechUK has published a blog post covering reflections on the digital trends of 2023 and their tech predictions for local government in 2024.

Read TechUK’s predictions for 2024

Sector events and training

Wednesday 31 January, 11am to 12pm, via Teams Live

UKA Live: Taking a human approach to public services data

UKAuthority is hosting a live discussion on the human approach to integrating and sharing data, with a focus on the needs of the health and public sector.

This session is free to attend and will include a panel of speakers, including Leeds City Council’s Chief Digital Officer, Richard Irvine.

DSIT and LGA digital connectivity webinars

DSIT are collaborating with the LGA to host a series of webinars, designed to help LAs facilitate digital connectivity deployment. Each webinar will focus on a different theme or topic related to digital connectivity and will feature industry experts as well as officers from local authorities.

This events available include:

Digital connectivity in housing webinar - Wednesday 24 January, 10am to 11:30am
The role of road works in digital connectivity - Thursday 7 March, 10am to 11:30am
How can planning help digital connectivity? - Wednesday 8 May, 10am to 11:30am

UKAuthority events 2024

UKAuthority has just announced the dates for their six flagship events in the new year:

Powering Digital Public Services - Wednesday 6 to Friday 8 March 2024, 11am to 12:30pm
Integrating Digital Health & Care - Wednesday 15 to Friday 17 May, 11am to 12:30pm

Smart Places & Smart Communities - Wednesday 19 to Friday 21 June, 11am to 12:30pm

Contact Local Digital

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Best wishes,

The Local Digital team

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