This report from Communities and Local Government summarises the evaluation.
Participatory Budgeting helps to improve relationships within communities and between communities and service providers. In addition, the process draws on local knowledge and opinions to ensure resources are spent on what matters to local people.
Social media is changing the world of work. From Twitter to eBay, Facebook to YouTube, new tools are emerging every year that place the connecting power of the internet in the hands of everyone.
This programme is now available to view on localgov.tv the online television channel for public service modernisation. It explores how adopting smarter printing solutions can provide an opportunity for councils to transform efficiency and help achieve carbon reduction targets.
This programme is now available to view on localgov.tv the online television channel for public service modernisation. It looks at how NHS Lothian has significantly reduced wastage and made a 20 per cent improvement in efficiency by employing Mala Communications to manage their telecoms costs. It also explores how other public sector organisations can benefit from the service
This programme is now available to view on localgov.tv the online television channel for public service modernisation. It describes how Northamptonshire County Council and Parity Solutions have successfully worked in partnership to develop a platform for the use of social media tools within the Council and for engaging citizens in service redesign.
The Society of IT Management report ‘Better Connected’ concludes that the majority of council websites are not yet good enough to support the major shift to self-service required to mitigate the impact of budget cuts on service levels and satisfaction.
Read more on SURVEY FINDS COUNCIL WEBSITES NOT READY FOR SHIFT TO SELF SERVICE…
The Empowering Young People pilots were part of the ten year youth strategy for positive activities. The aim of the pilots was to make funds available so that the most disadvantaged young people in nine pilot areas could access positive activities. The amounts of the monthly subsidy varied from £20 to £40.
Read more on EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE – EVALUATION OF PILOTS…
This programme is now available to view on localgov.tv the online television channel for public service modernisation. It describes how Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council has saved half a million pounds after introducing the EMC Documentum solution.
Read more on REDCAR AND CLEVELAND CUT COSTS WITH ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT…
The National Housing and Planning Advice Unit has developed three new affordability indicators to show the ability to access home ownership and the affordability of maintaining a mortgage or renting in the private sector.
This programme is now available to view on localgov.tv the online television channel for public service modernisation. John Suffolk the Cabinet Office’s CIO explains in the interview how delivering better public services at lower cost by the use of information technology is going to be crucial to the way public services develop.
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