Between January and March 2025, the Local Government Association carried out research on the cyber, digital, data and technology considerations at Local Government Reorganisation to understand the opportunities for digital transformation.
Our report brings together the findings of this research; the main findings being that effective cyber, digital, data and technology functions are vital in periods of organisational shift. Such functions help ensure the safe and reliable transition of services and help to embrace digital transformation opportunities to better place organisations to deliver in new and different ways, yielding long-term benefits.
Our research is based on interviews with officers in 17 councils, including eight of the nine unitary authorities newly created since 2019. Our findings highlight how councils can take advantage of necessitated change to remain 'safe and legal' and position the new council for continuous change and transformation during and beyond reorganisation.
Cyber, digital, data and technology considerations for local government reorganisation www.local.gov.uk/publications... interview-based research report from @local.gov.uk
Context: last year's English Devolution White Paper www.gov.uk/government/p...
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