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public services to our communities share the great and important work
they are doing to keep our communities going. Organisations and
individuals from public sector organisations and the voluntary sector,
and its partners, are coming together to showcase what a day in the
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19 Nov 2019 - 13:24
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22 May 2019 - 10:28
Over the past decade a number of providers have built their own
directories and often linked them to their proprietary products for
children’s or adults social care and family services. Each directory
would be limited to a specific council area. And probably limited to
an organisational remit – it may have been commissioned by the council
to host a wide range of social care...
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15 May 2019 - 12:37
This needs to change if we are to meet the financial challenges
that have become the new normal after ten years of austerity – which
despite government promises that “the era of austerity is at an end”
will have real on-the-ground consequences for reduced public services
for years to come. This is particularly true for councils who have
been some of the hardest hit by budgetary,...
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08 May 2019 - 11:15
Digital Place - Building an ecosystem of digital services based on common service patterns. In my career to date, leading digital for Bristol City Council, and then working with the MHCLG Local Digital team on the Declaration, several things have become clear to me. Our services and the whole business model of local government need to be designed afresh, based on an understanding of user need,...
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20 Feb 2019 - 16:45
With over 450 projects submitted from across Europe in a wide range of categories! We are delighted to announce that Knowledge Hub has been selected as a finalist in the Public Sector or Utilities Solution of the Year category.
Now in their 11th year, the European IT & Software Excellence Awards are given for IT solutions that get to the heart of customer issues, delivering better...
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15 Feb 2019 - 13:00
You may not know this, but the technology behind the Knowledge Hub platform is Liferay and for the ninth consecutive year, Liferay has been named an industry leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Digital Experience Platforms 2019 report.
Liferay is the only open source vendor in the report and is positioned as a leader based on its completeness of vision and ability to execute.
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24 Aug 2018 - 12:16
The Improvement Service for Scotland manages a digital network on Knowledge Hub called the Scottish Public Services Network (SPSN). It brings together over 760 Scottish-led groups into a single collaborative arena, allowing members to filter and discover relevant content more easily and connect with peers across Scotland.
Creating a national directory of working groups and people
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19 Jul 2018 - 08:40
Whether you are expecting a temporary dip in activity or aim to continue the same levels of facilitation by sharing the workload, it’s worth having a plan and communicating your plan to your members. They will appreciate knowing what to expect from the group.
Any patches of ‘quiet’ time can be used to your group’s advantage. Think about your members who are around over the summer and would...
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27 Jun 2018 - 16:26
The Government Commercial Function (GCF) is on a programme to create the best commercial function in the UK. Ian shared with us his experiences of providing the GCF on Knowledge Hub and how it is to be the key communications channel to help build a networked commercial community.
Improving communications with government departments
Knowledge Hub provides us with an interactive tool to enable...
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15 Jun 2018 - 08:09
Glyn shared with us her experiences of providing an online and collaborative space for schools who are members of SSAT, where vision and strategies for building a world-class education system are shared.
Supporting teachers’ professional development
Our CEO is always interested in the latest technology to support and enhance what we do at SSAT. We were looking for a platform for online...
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12 Apr 2018 - 13:20
Location and Date:
Location: University of Birmingham, G15 Muirhead Tower, Edgbaston Campus
University of Birmingham. B15 2TN . View Map
Date: 11th May 10.30 to 4pm.
About the Event:
“Engaging SME tech innovators with local government change agents”
… or more simply, this is a chance to help to release the energy in the SME software sector to get more traction, help the public sector...
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05 Aug 2016 - 13:57
Dawn Reeves is running a course on Wednesday 28th September in London – why not go along?
It’s designed to help you….
get creative quickly – continue to think creatively, and support others to do the same
develop fresh perspectives on sticky issues
generate ideas, make space and shift mindsets
build confidence in yourself and others to experiment and explore
How it works
don’t worry...
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07 Mar 2016 - 16:23
Richard Gahagan, CEO, We Are Adam, reflects on the recent ‘Tech Nation 2016’ report and what it says about the North digital tech cluster.
The North was once a key driver of the industrial revolution and now the Northern Powerhouse is establishing itself as a leader in digital innovation.
The region itself has a range of sector expertise, from games to Healthtech and E-commerce. Notable...
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12 Nov 2015 - 10:15
It was a full house at the recent Digital Leaders North West meeting in Manchester to talk about digital creativity and innovation. We’re all striving to be more creative and innovative, why is that so many of us aren’t – or feel like we aren’t? And what are creativity and innovation anyway? Liz Copeland of Knowledge Hub enlightens us on a really interesting and inspiring meeting…
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27 Feb 2015 - 10:00
SOLACE members see a ‘predictable’ although ‘bleak’ picture ahead in terms of local government finance, according to the SOLACE Insights survey released this week. Our feature writer Suzanne Danon gets to grips with the main facts and figures.
The survey, supported by CapacityGrid, was carried out to measure the mood in local government and enable SOLACE to identify and understand the main...
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