{"id":1237,"date":"2023-07-26T16:31:14","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T15:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/?p=1237"},"modified":"2023-07-31T16:13:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T15:13:57","slug":"local-digital-future-councils-pilot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/2023\/07\/26\/local-digital-future-councils-pilot\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Digital Future Councils pilot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/files\/2023\/07\/future-council-01-1-of-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1238\" src=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/files\/2023\/07\/future-council-01-1-of-1-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/files\/2023\/07\/future-council-01-1-of-1-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/files\/2023\/07\/future-council-01-1-of-1-1024x736.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/files\/2023\/07\/future-council-01-1-of-1-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/files\/2023\/07\/future-council-01-1-of-1-1536x1104.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/files\/2023\/07\/future-council-01-1-of-1-2048x1472.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2019, Dorset Council became a co-signatory of the Local Digital Declaration. As co-signatories, we can now apply for funding that supports digital projects, learn from other councils, and access national learning opportunities. These initiatives play a vital role in realising our ambition of becoming a digital council, in line with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/your-council\/digital-dorset\/digital-dorset\/our-digital-vision#how-we-will-become-digital\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Our Digital Vision.<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Earlier this year we were <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">awarded funding to be part of the Local Digital Future Councils<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> pilot, which is undertaking research to understand the barriers preventing councils from becoming modern and more resilient.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lisa Trickey Head of Digital Strategy and Design said &#8220;we have sought to embed the Local Digital declaration principles through our work to deliver our digital vision.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It&#8217;s great to be a part of this pilot and have the opportunity to explore the best way to deliver the change we need at scale, helping us on our journey to become a digital council<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The pilot focuses on four main areas:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cyber security and how we implement the new assessment framework<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">assessing digital maturity across the pilot councils<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">provision of training and coaching in agile (project management), service design, user research<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">exploring barriers to change and help to embed the practices and approaches highlighted in the digital vision<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The eight councils participating in the pilot have been actively sharing challenges and opportunities. Recently, Tom Lowndes\u00a0and his colleagues met with the Dorset team to initiate the planning for the next phase of work. This phase involves conducting a research project throughout the summer.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Participating in the Future Councils pilot will enable DHLUC to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">better understand what blocks cyber and digital transformation<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. We will also learn from the experiences of the eight cohort councils and consider how to address these challenges across the wider sector.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As a learning organisation that values openness and transparency, we feel privileged to participate in this opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2019, Dorset Council became a co-signatory of the Local Digital Declaration. As co-signatories, we can now apply for funding that supports digital projects, learn from other councils, and access national learning opportunities. These initiatives play a vital role in realising our ambition of becoming a digital council, in line with Our Digital Vision.\u00a0 Earlier&hellip; <span class=\"kuorinka-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/2023\/07\/26\/local-digital-future-councils-pilot\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Local Digital Future Councils pilot<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/files\/2023\/07\/future-council-01-1-of-1-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1237"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1237"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1241,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1237\/revisions\/1241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk\/digital-first\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}