Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
A look back at Local Digital in 2020
News
Our research to help councils with their coronavirus response
The team conducted extensive desk research into how councils across England are communicating their COVID-19 support to residents. Find out more about our approach and what we discovered.
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.
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.
