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01 Feb 2016 - 09:56

null The digital skills challenge – do you have the answer?

It was great to see one of our largest turnouts ever for the first Digital Leaders North West Salon of 2016. And of course it’s the topic that drew people in – the digital skills gap and what we’re doing about it – a critical subject for the North West, and indeed other regions around the country. Liz Copeland of Knowledge Hub tells us more about the discussion. Julie Ollerton, MD of... See more
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22 Dec 2015 - 09:05

null To infinity and beyond…! The great Digital Leaders North West Christmas debate

It was a merry band that gathered in Manchester last week for the final Digital Leaders North West meeting of 2015. The excitement was palpable, as we took our seats ready for the hottest debate of the year! Liz Copeland of Knowledge Hub guides us through what happened. Our motion: This house believes that digital saves money, solves problems and delivers efficiencies. Speaking for the motion... See more
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12 Nov 2015 - 10:15

null Creativity and innovation uncovered

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… Digital... See more
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19 Aug 2015 - 13:48

null Data, data, everywhere and not a drop to link…

OK, OK, that’s not strictly the case, but there’s an element of truth in it and the pun was too good to resist! In fact, as Knowledge Hub’s Liz Copeland goes on to explain, a portion of time at this month’s Digital Leaders North West meeting was spent discussing the fact that while there’s a lot of open data available, much of it is old and inaccurate and therefore even if it is cleverly used... See more
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22 Jul 2015 - 14:53

null Digital Leaders North West celebrates its first anniversary

At this month’s Digital Leaders North West (DLNW) Salon we celebrated our one year anniversary and shared some of our highlights of the year and what we'd like to talk about at future meetings. DLNW Steering Group member, Liz Copeland, summarises this special salon...   What a pleasure it was to get together with other digital leaders to celebrate the first anniversary of Digital... See more
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23 Jun 2015 - 10:13

null What does the perfect digital office look like?

his month’s Digital Leaders North West (DLNW) Salon in Manchester was, as ever, very stimulating. Our topic this month presented a challenge: digital talent – the match-up between our creative digital people and the skills our businesses need. Knowledge Hub's Liz Copeland, and DLNW Steering Group member, provides an interesting and informative write up... - See more at:... See more
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22 May 2015 - 09:07

null Digital talent and the skills match – it’s a game of two halves

The conversation at this month’s Digital Leaders North West (DLNW) Salon in Manchester was, as ever, very stimulating. Our topic this month presented a challenge: digital talent – the match-up between our creative digital people and the skills our businesses need. Knowledge Hub's Liz Copeland, and DLNW Steering Group member, provides an interesting and informative write up... Developing... See more
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06 May 2015 - 17:11

null Breaking down silos: How digital can support collaboration and culture change

A couple of weeks ago, we hosted a Digital Leaders Salon at KHub HQ looking at how digital can support collaboration in organisations. Dan Mount, Head of Policy for Digital Leaders, tells us more about the session. For the best part of a decade, technologists have highlighted the potential for digital communication and collaboration platforms to erode the rigid organisational silos which... See more
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30 Apr 2015 - 18:11

null Digital Leaders North West: how digital helps business grow

The Digital Leaders North West monthly salon took place in Manchester this week. Laurie Cooper, DLNW Steering Group member and self-confessed 'Collaborator', updates us on a really interesting meeting... How Can Digital Help Your Business Grow? Digital Leaders North West is getting started again and has chosen Manchester as its new home. We'll be meeting at MMU's Shed for the foreseeable... See more
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27 Nov 2014 - 15:36

null #OurDay 2014 facts, figures and favourites

Wednesday 26 November 2014 saw the third annual #OurDay celebration. OurDay is an opportunity to showcase the fantastic work that goes on every day across public service. From local government, health and education to those who give up their time voluntarily to serve others, OurDay is about recognising all those who contribute to public service in some way.   And what a day we had!... See more
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17 Nov 2014 - 12:20

null Demonstrating the value of knowledge exchange

Imagine you are new in post and having access, literally at your fingertips, to the latest thinking and challenges faced in your work area. As well as (or instead of in many cases) traditional learning methods, you can take charge of building and improving your own knowledge and stay ahead of the field. Similarly, imagine you’ve been in post for years and having a trusted place to go where... See more
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07 Nov 2014 - 17:17

null Top 10 OurDay Tweet Tips

Aside from ensuring that every tweet you do on Wednesday 26 November includes the hashtag #OurDay, we thought we’d highlight what makes a great OurDay tweet by sharing again some of last year’s favourites to give you some ideas… 1. Include a quirky picture       Last year there were some fantastic photos shared displaying all manner of public service.... See more
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24 Oct 2014 - 09:28

null What does Knowledge Hub mean to you?

We’ve been having some fantastic conversations with some of you who have been kind enough to spare us a few minutes of your time to tell us what Knowledge Hub means to you (thank you for your insight). We’ll be running a series of blogs to share some of these stories to highlight how others are using it and to give you some ideas on how you can make the best use of Knowledge Hub. One of the... See more
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14 Jul 2014 - 12:04

null Digital tips for new councillors (part 2)

We recently ran a fabulous blog by our friends Dave McKenna and Carl Whistlecraft @LDBytes all about their digital councillor session at #localgovcamp - that was part 1. We're now thrilled to announce part 2...! Given that we are in the midst of World Cup frenzy it seems fitting that our Digital Tips for Councillors has turned out to be a game of two halves.  Our first... See more
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12 Jul 2014 - 13:01

null Leading the revolution – thoughts from the LocalGovCamp Leaders' Summit

There have already been a number of inspiring blogs written about last weekend’s LocalGovCamp in Birmingham – you can read Sarah Jennings’ account of events here. And if you keep an eye on the @LocalGovDigital Twitter stream and the LocalGovDigital website you’ll see links to blogs by many of the ‘Campers’. One exciting addition to this year’s LocalGovCamp were two fringe meetings held on... See more
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14 Jul 2014 - 11:43

null Digital tips for new councillors (part 1)

This set of 11 helpful digital tips for new councillors comes courtesy of our lovely friends Dave McKenna and Carl Whistlecraft @LDBytes as part of their Rewiring Local Democracy work. They ran a great session at #localgovcamp and used it to produce the following top tips for new councillors on getting down and digital. Thanks Dave and Carl for letting us reproduce your blog here... Our... See more
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12 Jul 2014 - 13:01

null Celebrating digital leaders

The Digital Leaders 100 awards event was held last night at a gala event at Congress Centre, Central London. The evening, attended by senior digital professionals from the government and private sector, saw Baroness Martha Lane Fox named as overall winner, earning first place in the 2014 Digital Leaders 100 list. Congratulations to all those who were nominated and received... See more
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