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£500,000 for council’s digital technology innovations
Councils have been awarded more than £500,000 for projects exploring the use of digital technology to improve local public services.
In total, seven digital technology projects have received grants of up to £100,000 from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s Local Digital Fund. The projects will look at improving the efficiency of the planning system, predicting demand in children’s social care and enabling better information sharing to drive improvements in local services.
Lead councils partner with at least two others to share knowledge and ideas for the projects, with the collaborative approach deemed an important part of the government’s Local Digital Declaration to coordinate public bodies seeking digital solutions.
Amongst those receiving funding, Greater Manchester Combined Authority will receive £100,000 for its project to eliminate errors in statutory data returns to provide better, evidence-based decision making, while £75,000 will be given to Croydon Council to improve code sharing between councils, alongside Brighton & Hove City Council, Bracknell Forest Council, and Oxford City Council.
Local Government Minister Luke Hall said: “Councils across the country are working to embrace digital technology to adapt, innovate and drive improvements in public services for their residents. I’m delighted to announce we’re investing over half a million pounds from our Local Digital Fund into seven more collaborative projects to boost public services for all.”
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