Image source: NCSC Artificial Intelligence (AI) isn’t coming, it’s already here. From frontline services to back-office operations, public sector … Read more about Shadow AI in the public sector: innovation without oversight?
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Celebrating hard work, our sector and our community What an honour it is to be standing here as your … Read more about Event roundup: President’s Conference, 10-11 June 2025
The message from the frontline is clear: local government is hurtling into transformation without a map, a shared plan, … Read more about LGR: Get your house in order or risk paying the price
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President’s welcome: Explore beyond borders to find the best insights Welcome to In Our View magazine and for those … Read more about In Our View, issue 43
In this blog post I’ll be looking back over the last 2 years. I am going to share my … Read more about LGR North Yorkshire Council. If I knew then, what I know now
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