Interview with Edmund Lee, Sector Resilience Manager at Historic England on how they facilitate and manage the Heritage Workspace on Knowledge Hub – a digital network that brings together 400+ members working together with Historic England to care for, enjoy and celebrate our spectacular historic environment.
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19 Nov 2019 - 13:24
Today sees many of those who are working and volunteering to deliver
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
life of public service is really like for...
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18 Jul 2019 - 12:32
Our interview with Louise Budge, Registration Training Manager at
the National Records of Scotland, reveals how they use groups to help
disseminate information, manage contact, and standardise how they
communicate with local authorities.
Communicating with Scottish council registration staff
After a meeting at which local authority managers said they used
Knowledge Hub for their...
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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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18 Sep 2018 - 12:45
Over the last 10 years, the public sector has seen significant funding reductions, meaning organisations have had to become increasingly innovative and creative in delivering services with less and less money. In addition to this, soaring demand for services, particularly in areas such as the care of elderly people, has meant that organisations across the public sector have had to rethink the...
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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
The...
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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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05 Jul 2018 - 13:42
This week saw the launch of the Local Digital Declaration, a joint endeavour between the UK Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), the Government Digital Service (GDS), and a collection of local authorities and sector bodies from across the UK. These organisations have come together to affirm their collective ambition for local public services in the internet age and...
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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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23 Nov 2017 - 15:47
The following announcment was made:
Congratulations are in order for Phoenix's Managing Director, Paul Caddy, who at last night's annual BPA Members' Dinner in London, was awarded the Ernest Davies Award for Advanced Parking Knowledge.
The award recognised Paul's recent article supporting calls for an independent regulator for the enforcement industry. A copy of the winning...
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21 Nov 2017 - 13:01
#OurDay is just one day that showcases this work being carried out in our communities every day by public sector organisations, the voluntary sector and partners. We know that there are lots of great examples of this happening every day on Knowledge Hub too, and to help celebrate #OurDay we wanted to highlight how our members are working together.
From improving project delivery, discussing...
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03 Nov 2017 - 11:39
The police might be forgiven for thinking that parts of the press have it in for them. First The Sun launched an all out assault on Humberside Police for officers being photographed playing on dodgems at a fun fair. Then the same paper criticised Avon and Somerset Constabulary for an awareness raising campaign around modern slavery that involved officers painting their nails (highlighting the...
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30 Oct 2017 - 14:53
null The EU GDPR and the new Data Protection Bill – putting the public sector under greater scrutiny
The recent announcement from the UK Government that they will largely follow the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), with the new Data Protection Bill, when the UK leaves the EU has widely been anticipated. UK organisations, including the public sector, will face a £17 million fine if they fail to protect against personal data breaches or 4% of their turnover. As one of the...
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16 Jun 2017 - 10:06
Digital Leaders Week (19-23 June) celebrates, showcases, shares and inspires the best digital transformation across the public, private and non-profit sectors. Starting on Monday over 40 events will kick off across the UK as part of the first ever Digital Leaders Week.
Digital Leaders Week is here to enable the leaders of today become the leaders for a new Digital Industrial Age. It will...
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