We feature the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ), the not-for-profit association serving the state's local authorities, and which manages many of their websites. Jadu is a market-leading CMS and e-forms provider to Queensland Co

Episode 7: Ikramul Haque, London Borough Of Newham - CONTENT

Aug 5th, 2020 22m 55s

The London Borough of Newham went live with its new website and Content Management System (CMS) during the height of the COVID-19 outbreak in the UK. We talk to the council about pushing ahead amidst challenging circumstances, and ask how it h

Episode 6: The First 100 Days: Sheraz Yaqub, Birmingham City Council

Jul 10th, 2020 24m 52s

Over 100 days into the pandemic in the UK, Europe’s largest local authority Birmingham City Council tells us about the changing role of its website, the importance of combining national and local data to proactively outreach to those in need, i

Episode 5: Jordan Neininger & Sherrill Holder, Gloucestershire County Council - WASTE

Jun 17th, 2020 21m 49s

Although 99% of councils are now providing household waste recycling services, 42% of them are experiencing “moderate or severe” levels of disruption at waste and recycling centres.We talk to Gloucestershire County Council about the highly suc

Episode 4: Dave Sanderson, Socitm - 'RESET'

Jun 1st, 2020 22m 24s

Many Councils are, for the first time since the beginning of all this, having the odd opportunity to step-back and assess the situation, from a long term perspective.We talk to Socitm about this 'RESET' phase, where Local Authorities are aski

Episode 3: Jonathan Lagden, Braintree Council & Graham Rees-Evans, Shaw Trust - ACCESSIBILITY

May 18th, 2020 22m 30s

Braintree District Council talks to us about placing accessibility at the very core of its website redesign amidst a global pandemic.We also ask Shaw Trust Accessibility Services whether local government in general is doing enough to meet Sep

Episode 2: Sarah Talbot, Swindon Borough Council - INNOVATION

May 5th, 2020 19m 34s

Sarah talks about the emerging technology work that the council has been doing amidst this pandemic. She tells us about improving efficiencies around management of processes, those such as free school meals, which has seen a 2,000% increase i

Episode 1: Catherine Iles, Medway Council - RESPONSE

Apr 20th, 2020 10m 31s

Today’s episode features Catherine Iles who is Head of Digital at Medway Council. Catherine and her team produced a clean, crisp, easy to navigate Coronavirus page that brings everything together in one place.Transcript of recording here: htt

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