An online notebook
An online notebook
Building understanding of software markets in local government from the Local Digital team: Weāve also identified through roundtable discussions and feedback from partners that managing effective procurements and successfully exiting technology contracts is a challenge, particularly where internal capacity orā¦
This is the content of the ‘article’ element of the email newsletter I sent last week. Publishing here for posterity. 2025 has been a pretty tumultuous year in local government digital, largely due to the impact of the Localism billā¦
Giles Turnbull: The strategy is enquiry What Iām suggesting is a new approach for the times when thereās a perceived need for a document called a āstrategyā. It shouldnāt be a document full of āwe willā; it should be aā¦
Have sent out my first newsletter on Email Octopus. It’s a nice system to use. # – micropost 23038 From daunting to demystified: The evolution of Service Assessments in DBT. # – micropost 23039
Brentās Innovation Journey: Building a āBaseā for Local Government Innovation by Ryan Hamilton on the LOTI blog: At Brent, weāve been trying to rethink how we tackle problems in a way that makes āinnovationā not just a buzzword, but aā¦
AI in Adult Social Care – guidance for adult care providers on the use of AI. # – micropost 22995 Giles shares “examples and links about working in the open and agile communication”. # – micropost 22996 Ben Unsworth isā¦
Digital and mission-driven government: digital, burdens and networks – Richard Pope’s first essay of three looking at how his Platformland thinking “can provide a unifying role in the successful delivery of the governmentās missions”. In the digital age the answerā¦
Chatting with Clare this morning about all things digital and local government reorganisation, I came to the conclusion that it really is all a balancing act. The risks of things going wrong are huge, and the importance of being ‘safeā¦
Really helpful stuff from Jason Kitcat at the Department for Business and Trade on matrix working. # – micropost 22920 Some interesting notes on the issues around the software market for local government. # – micropost 22934 My general takeā¦
It’s been nearly 6 months since I last posted here, and I have been really quiet on the likes of LinkedIn and Bluesky too. If I am honest doesn’t feel like months, this year has just raced past. What’s beenā¦