Today, in our final Digital Leaders Week blog post, we’re looking at the issue of digital inclusion. As you look around, it may seem as if everyone is online. In the street, on the bus, in cafes and shops, most ....
This week, the Knowledge Exchange blog is marking Digital Leaders Week with a look back at some of our digital-themed blog posts from the past, and focusing on more recent digital developments. Our blog has often taken an international ....
Today is the start of Digital Leaders Week, a celebration of the opportunities and challenges for the digital transformation of Britain’s businesses, public services and society. Here at the Knowledge Exchange blog, we’ve been taking a keen interest in digital ....
They’ve been called “the unsung heroes of democracy”, and in the past few years the UK’s electoral administrators have been facing unprecedented challenges that have imposed enormous strains on our voting system. Multiple general and local elections, a new system ....
By Steven McGinty Last year, Scottish Local Government Chief Digital Officer Martyn Wallace spoke to the CIO UK podcast and highlighted that in 2019 local government must take advantage of artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver better outcomes for citizens. He ....
This month, a new session of the United States Congress met for the first time since November’s mid-term elections. The election results brought mixed fortunes for the country’s main political parties. Although the Republicans retained control of the US Senate, ....
It’s been another busy year for The Knowledge Exchange Blog. We’ve covered a variety of subjects, from housing and the environment to education and planning. So as the year draws to a close, now’s a good time to reflect on ....
Since 2016, local authorities have been allowed to invest the proceeds of assets sold by April 2019 (now extended to 2021-22) into transforming frontline services, something they were previously prohibited from doing. Following years of austerity and the extent of ....
“International collaboration and mobility is integral to life as an active researcher across all disciplines and at all career stages.” British Academy, 2017 Collaboration is a core part of the work of researchers. In recent decades, growing numbers of researchers ....
With a recent study indicating that the majority of local authorities have made no provision for Brexit in their medium-term budgets, there is now a real risk for councils if a ‘no deal’ scenario goes ahead after 29 March 2019. ....
