New white paper on Troubled Families
We have published a white paper that proposes how data standards can be applied to a ‘Troubled Families’ program so that. Case work is supported with information Evidence is provided to support local...
View ArticleNew white paper for Linked Data Profiles
We have published a new white paper exploring how ‘Linked Data Profiles’ would remove a barrier for Local Authorities to make a success of publishing 5* data. Linked Data Profiles
View ArticleLeGSB position paper for ‘Linked Data Profiles’ accepted by W3C Working Group
The LeGSB white paper proposing ‘Linked Data Profiles’ has been accepted as a position paper to the W3C RDF Validation workshop in Boston, 10-11 September 2013. LeGSB are asked to present it by a video...
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Visit from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China
Twenty five delegates from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China, spent a day with LeGSB on the 9th September 2013, hosted by Sedgemoor District Council, as part of a visit to the...
View ArticleCall for Volunteers for the Cabinet Office Standards Panels
The Cabinet Office are asking for volunteers to take part on their panels for Data Standards and Technical Standards. http://standards.data.gov.uk/meeting/volunteers These panels make recommendations...
View ArticleManchester Troubled Families Workshop
On 10th October 2013, LeGSB ran a workshop in Manchester to explore the semantics of data that is handled and shared to support Troubled Families programmes....
View ArticleNational Archives Information Management Liaison Event
On the 21st November 2013, Paul Davidson presented to the National Archives Information Liaison Event at the their offices in Kew. The audience of over 200 included representatives from most government...
View ArticleSmart City Concept Model now open for Public Consultation
The Smart City Concept Model, which has been developed by LeGSB, within the BSI ‘publicy available standard ‘ process, is now available for public comment via the BSI website. The consultation period...
View ArticleDWP Replacement for DTAs
The DWP are looking to replace the ‘Data Transfer Appliance’ (DTA) servers that they have deployed in each Local Authority, to transfer data securely and reliably. You can view and comment on the...
View ArticleSmart City Concept Model published by BSI
BSI have now published PAS182, the Smart City Concept Model. You can download it at http://shop.bsigroup.com/pas182 LeGSB have been pleased to lead the steering group that created the work.
View ArticleBrownfield Site Register News
We joined The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) last week at two workshops to define the requirements for Brownfield Site register. The workshops, one in London, and one in...
View ArticleLocal Service Lists
On February 9th iStandUK took part in a workshop in Preston, to explore the benefits and requirements of local service registers. This LGA project is being facilitated by IEG4, and is about...
View ArticleGov UK Verify for Local Public Services
On the 23rd February, the Government Digital Service (GDS) held the first of a series of events to reach out to Local Government to understand how ‘Citizen Identity’ could be used to transform local...
View ArticleThe Local Digital Coalition
The DCLG programme, The Local Digital Campaign, came to an end on 31st March 2016. Among its major outputs was the ‘Waste Management API’ project which defined standards, procurement advice, and a...
View ArticleCitizen Needs Profiling Update
The Citizen Needs Profiling project, sponsored by the LGA, held its third of three workshops in Preston on 31st March 2016. A prototype of an ‘app’ was demonstrated which: asked the customer some...
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Launch of OpenPublicData.com
iStandUK has created a prototype service at http://www.openpublicdata.com to illustrate how Linked Data, published from many sources, can be listed, queried and presented, in real-time. You can find...
View ArticleiStandUK is supporting the LGA’s “Making Standards Work” event.
Local authorities create, use and publish thousands of datasets about assets, places, services and how they meet people’s needs. One of the limiting factors of making better use of the data is the...
View ArticleSecond GOV.UK Verify workshop for local authorities
24 representatives from 18 councils attended the second GDS GOV.UK Verify workshop for local authorities on 19th April 2016, hosted in Warwick. The aims of these workshops were described in a previous...
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Data and standards learning modules from the ODI & LGA
The Open Data Institute, together with the LGA, have recently published “An easy way to learn about publishing data and using standards for local government” Separated into three individual learning...
View ArticleHosting of DCLG Cyber Resilience resources
Throughout 2015/16, iStandUK and iNetwork supported DCLG in hosting a series of 8 regional “Think cyber – Think Resilience” – local leadership seminars across England. As part of a local government...
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