Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
The cyber security pre-discovery: what we’ve learned and what happens now
The Local Digital Collaboration Unit have published their findings from a 40-day pre-discovery into cyber security in local authorities.
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COVID-19 recovery: Looking at the future local digital landscape with councils
Over the last 6 weeks, the Local Digital team has run weekly Friday calls to facilitate discussions across local authorities, as teams respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Kicking off the cyber security pre-discovery
The Local Digital team have started work on a pre-discovery to understand how we can better support local government on cyber security. Read about the work being planned into reducing cyber risks and becoming more cyber resilient across the sector.
Continued support for Local Digital Fund projects
MHCLG has awarded further funding to 6 projects through the Local Digital Fund. Read about the projects that are continuing their work to fix the plumbing of public services.
What we got up to during the pre-election period
Read about the continued work of the Local Digital Collaboration Unit and the events the team attended during the recent pre-election period.
We’ve delivered training to 1000 council employees
MHCLG pledged to train 1000 local authority staff as part of our mission to support the ‘Local Digital’ movement. Read about how the Local Digital Collaboration Unit have achieved this and how your local authority can access free digital training.
We’ve funded more collaborative projects through the Local Digital Fund
Round 3 of the Local Digital Fund has closed and MHCLG has backed 7 more collaborative digital projects across local government. Find out how the decisions were made and which projects have received funding.
Updates to the Local Digital Fund application process
The Local Digital Fund is opening to applications from new collaborative projects across local government. Read about the changes made to the application process by the Local Digital team, and the evidence that has informed their thinking.
One year of fixing the plumbing: the Local Digital Declaration
It’s been one year since the Local Digital Declaration was published. The Local Digital Collaboration Unit at MHCLG reflect upon the achievements so far, and how their future work can further deliver upon the promises and principles of the Declaration.
Lessons we learned at the Future Proptech exhibition
The Digital Land team was represented at this year’s FUTURE: PropTech event to engage with and learn from innovators in the housing and planning sector. Find out more about the event and what we learned.
