Cambridge City Council (CCC) set out to develop a Digital, Data, and Technology (DDaT) Strategy. Their priority was clear: create a roadmap that harnesses digital technologies, optimises data utilisation, and enhances technological capacity to better serve residents and stakeholders. This required the delivery of a holistic digital transformation strategy that would rewire and enhance the way CCC operates.
Our DDaT journey with CCC was defined by a comprehensive methodology rooted in prioritising user needs and ensuring accessibility. It involved benchmarking against industry best practices in data strategies while aligning technology, data, skills, and processes. We crafted a framework to implement and manage digital initiatives across CCC’s diverse departments and functions. Our approach aimed to streamline projects, optimise resource allocation, and eliminate duplication. At the heart of our solution was our close and collaborative relationship with CCC, encouraging agility and iteration, helping to facilitate adaptability and continuous improvement.
The outcome of our collaboration with the CCC is a strategy poised for meaningful execution. CCC now possesses a clear roadmap outlining the “who” and the “how to” of implementing recommended initiatives. This strategy empowers CCC to confidently drive digital transformation and unlock new possibilities in the digital era.
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Helping three councils to analyse their unstructured financial data to optimise spend, drive collaboration and measure sustainability performance
Supporting a Distribution Network Operator to craft a modern, future-proof IT and Digital estate to help them achieve long term digital transformation
Helping Hackney Council build more user-friendly housing and benefits programmes and recover from a cyber incident with advanced data management
Developing a practical data strategy to help the OPSS advance its data maturity within essential data-reliant regulatory functions
Working with DLUHC over a 3-year period to conduct a robust, research-driven evaluation of 60+ local government digitalisation programmes
Supporting the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) to build a new platform which provides access to UK regulation as enriched, machine-readable data
Connecting cross-government data to deliver better outcomes for people with complex needs
Partnering with the Local Government Association (LGA) to build a practical, user-friendly guide to help local councils put digitalisation into practice
Building a practical, user-centred digital strategy through meaningful team engagement with clinical and non-clinical staff
Developing learning materials to embed cyber resilience into local government supply chains
In 2020 PUBLIC worked with the London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI) to assess barriers preventing procurement collaboration between London boroughs.
