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Presentation on what LocalGovDigital isand what the organisation offers. Presented at the Local Discovery Day on 13 June 2014 by the Department for Communities and Local Government in partnership with GDS.
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www.localgovdigital.org
@LocalGovDigital
What is
?
Service
A network of digital practitioners
Employed by local governments
Working in councils
Accountable to local politicians and people
A network of digital practitioners
Steering GroupBirmingham City Council
Bristol City Council
Cornwall Council
Devon County Council
Kirklees Council
Lambeth Borough Council
North Yorkshire County Council
Nottinghamshire County Council
Surrey County Council
Swansea City & County Council
Warwickshire County Council
West Berkshire Council
A network of digital practitioners
Chair
Carl Haggerty
Leadership Excellence winner at the Guardian Public Services Awards 2013
A network of digital practitioners
Fostering the new models of local democracy made possible by digital
Discovering examples of digital democracy in the UK and beyond
Sharing examples of digital democracy across networks for learning and inspiration
Prototyping new ways of doing local democracy digitally
Collaborating and innovating across and outside the sector
www.localgovdigital.org
Digital practitioners who design or develop content or services for local government.
@LGMakers
Sharing:
Technical ideas and innovation through professional networking, using sites such as the Knowledge Hub, Google+ and Twitter.
Design and development code through the use of online tools, such as GitHub, with the consent of their employer where appropriate.
Promote and where appropriate write best practice for local government.
Collaboration:
Where common aims across organisations exist, on the creation of digital services.
Peer review other’s work, if requested to, offering constructive criticism.
Define and use common standards for APIs and data formats.
Attend and organise meetings, unconferences and hack days, where and when convenient.
http://council.usability-test.org.uk/
Hack Day: 20 June in Birmingham
A fringe event of LocalGovCamp
Crosses over with the Local Leaders fringe event
The free unconference for local government, by local government
Started in 2009
Run for the first time this year by LocalGov Digital
Start talking: Tweeting, blogging, posting on Google+
Start sharing: Share what you’ve done, online. Ask for feedback.
Start collaborating : Work with others to produce better, more efficient outputs
www.localgovdigital.org
@LocalGovDigital
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