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KHUB Focus
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19 Nov 2019 - 13:24

null #OurDay – the 24hr tweetathon to celebrate our public services

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... See more
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KHUB Focus
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22 May 2019 - 10:28

null Featured blog: How can open standards and reusable cubes help solve problems for local places?

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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... See more
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KHUB Focus
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15 May 2019 - 12:37

null Featured blog: Why do we need a new approach to digital?

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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,... See more
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KHUB Focus
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08 May 2019 - 11:15

null Featured blog: Placecube’s Digital Place

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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,... See more
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KHUB Focus
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18 Sep 2018 - 12:45

null Meeting the efficiency challenge

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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... See more
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24 Aug 2018 - 12:16

null Connecting peers across and beyond Scotland

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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... See more
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KHUB Focus
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19 Jul 2018 - 08:40

null 5 tips for surviving the summer without losing momentum in your online group

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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... See more
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05 Jul 2018 - 13:42

null Support the new Local Digital Declaration

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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... See more
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KHUB Focus
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21 Nov 2017 - 13:01

null #OurDay - supporting our communities through online collaboration

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#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... See more
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KHUB Focus
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03 Nov 2017 - 11:39

null Featured blog: What do we want the police to do? It’s time for an honest debate

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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... See more
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KHUB Focus
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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... See more
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KHUB Focus
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27 Jan 2017 - 14:00

null The winners of the TW3 Awards are…

The winners of the The Cabinet Office’s ‘The Way We Work Awards’ (TW3) were announced yesterday. We were excited as two of our networks had been shortlisted – the Government Project Delivery Community (GovPDC) and Health Project Delivery Community (HealthPDC). See our earlier blog about the awards. And the winner is… A big congratulations to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority who won... See more
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KHUB Focus
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23 Jan 2017 - 09:43

null Community facilitators are superheroes, but what do they do?

Today is Community Manager Appreciation Day. A day that recognises and celebrates the efforts of community managers/facilitators. So have you said thank you to them for all the effort they put in to keep your group relevant, interesting and active? What do they actually do?   This is a question that gets asked a lot. If you facilitate a Community of Practice, you know that it can be... See more
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KHUB Focus
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20 Jan 2017 - 14:30

null Congratulations to GovPDC and HealthPDC!

We are really pleased that two of our networks have been shortlisted for The Cabinet Office’s ‘The Way We Work Awards’ (TW3). Both the Government Project Delivery Community (GovPDC) and Health Project Delivery Community (HealthPDC) were launched on Knowledge Hub last year. These networks are for those involved in project and programme delivery. The GovPDC is a network of like-minded people... See more
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07 Aug 2017 - 07:41

null Saving money through sharing practice and experience

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Our interview with Barrie Minney, Senior Enforcement Agent at Brighton & Hove City Council, reveals how the Local Authority Civil Enforcement Forum (LACEF) group has been saving money through sharing advice and best practice on local authority debt collection. "The group regularly helps a lot of us to learn new ways of working. using the latest debt collection technique is one... See more
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17 Aug 2017 - 11:00

null Building a trusted 'address and street information management' community for local authorities

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We interviewed Melissa Whittle, Engagement Co-ordinator at GeoPlace LLP, about the trusted community they have built for local authority members to share best practice advice on addressing and street data.   Connecting and sharing knowledge and experiences   The GeoPlace Authority Contacts group is specifically for our Data Co-operation Agreement (DCA) 3000 role holders and... See more
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15 Jun 2016 - 16:44

null New survey reveals key hurdles to digital transformation (infographic)

In a recent survey, a staggering 1 in 3 says their organisation has no unified digital strategy. What are the key hurdles the public sector faces in achieving digital transformation? It is two years since the Digital by Default Service Standard came into effect. Since then we've come to understand that digital transformation isn't just about delivering online services but about the way an... See more
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22 Apr 2016 - 14:27

null How to have fun at work and other stories

In a break with tradition, the Digital Leaders North West session this week on the subject of gamification included a video, some small group work and quite a few references to cows! Liz Copeland of Knowledge Hub tells us more… The Digital Leaders North West were privileged to start our session this week by watching a video recorded exclusively for us by An Coppens, Chief Game Changer (what a... See more
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31 Mar 2016 - 09:41

null What is a digital leader anyway?

What is a digital leader anyway? Is there something about digital leadership that is different, or is a good leader good in any field? What does digital leadership really mean? All good questions – and ones we tried to answer in our Digital Leaders North West meeting last week. Liz Copeland of Knowledge Hub tells us more… We began our session as always with three willing speakers ready to tell... 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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