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Digital leaders are usually confident they understand their organisation’s technology estate. Yet many councils rely on unofficial tools, spreadsheets … Read more about Shadow systems: what unofficial tools reveal about your organisation
Your residents are already asking AI about your services. They’re pasting council letters into ChatGPT and asking what they … Read more about Your next service user may be an agent
At a glance Two serious security flaws have been found in PHP software used by many websites and online … Read more about PHP2Shell: What local government needs to know and do
How do you move beyond AI pilots and start delivering tangible benefits for staff? Chris Wright shares how Perth … Read more about More time for what matters: Bringing AI into everyday council work
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