Our latest Sprint Notes is now available! Following the pre-election period and the launch of the Local Digital Fund Round 6, you can now find out what our 17 newly funded projects as well as previously funded projects are working on.

To begin Round 6, we brought together all 17 projects for our in-person welcome events in London for networking, presentations and an introduction to our team.

As our new Economist, Theo is eager to use his knowledge of economics to understand Local Government challenges and make a difference to the Local Digital team.

ChatGPT and other types of AI that can generate text, images, code and video are everywhere, but how can and should local government use them responsibly and ethically?

The London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI) are running a survey until 26 May to invite your ideas on what good and responsible use looks like.

In this video from the SAVVI project, Paul Davidson (Product Owner) demonstrates the Config Tool. The tool captures definitions and patterns to address each type of vulnerability and make them available for others to use.

During the video, Paul shares design patterns using the SAVVI Concept Model and walks through the first two patterns.

The SAVVI project is making significant progress in Phase Three with Wigan Council and Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). In their latest blog post, SAVVI Coach Andrew Humphreys provides an update on the integration of SAVVI with both councils, including supporting flood response in Wigan and the Data Accelerator project for GMCA’s Supporting Families Programme.

Join UKAuthority for a live panel discussion exploring the use of data to deliver change that matters. Attendees include Birmingham City Council, The Scottish Government, Koi-Consulting and the Alzheimer’s Society.

Join TechUK for a free half-day event addressing what a good ecosystem looks like, how we rethink models of service delivery and reimagine the council of the future. Talks have been confirmed from transformation and innovation leads from Essex and Redbridge Councils. Lee Rowley, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in DLUHC will also be delivering a closing keynote. 

Join Socitm’s President’s Conference in Brighton to discover how they’re supporting themselves, their members and the wider sector by designing out of difficult times and revolutionising our uses of technologies and data.