DIGITAL

Transforming our thinking about digital

By Philip Glanville | 09 March 2020

The mission of the London Office of Technology and Innovation is to boost boroughs’ ability to in...

BUSINESS

AI could save councils £500,000

By Naomi Larsson | 09 March 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology could save local authorities £500,000 in the next 12 mont...

COUNCIL TAX

Westminster's vision for the 2020s

By Rachael Robathan | 04 March 2020

Rachael Robathan outlines Westminster City Council’s vision for the City, with climate and enviro...

SCRUTINY

Council leadership needs to have oversight of the entire AI system

By John Cooper | 10 February 2020

Council leaders need to provide ‘proper accountability’ for AI technology and staff cannot take a...

DIGITAL

Acting now on standards will enable public sector to reap the benefits of AI

By Lord Jonathan Evans | 09 February 2020

Local authorities using AI will need to establish suitable governance mechanisms, and to be able ...

DIGITAL

Overcoming obstacles to digital change

By Martin Ford | 05 February 2020

The MJ and Fujitsu hosted a round table debate looking at managing the obstacles to digital chang...

DIGITAL

More than 400 councils allow companies to track website visitors

By John Cooper | 04 February 2020

Information about users of council websites – including those seeking help on sensitive issues – ...

DIGITAL

Updated software remains critical to protecting data

By Chris Mountford | 22 January 2020

This month Microsoft withdrew support from Windows 7. Chris Mountford looks at how local governme...

FINANCE

Index reveals true scale of town halls' resilience

By EXCLUSIVE by Heather Jameson | 09 January 2020

Northamptonshire CC is no longer the council most at risk when it comes to its financial stabilit...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Learning to lead is essential to the future

By Nadira Hussain | 13 November 2019

Nadira Hussain asks how the sector can future-proof continuous improvement when technology and ‘n...