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Innovation in local government is about improving the lives of the people in our communities. Browse through our case studies to see the many innovative programmes councils are involved in.

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Chatbots for channel shift: WasteBot

Newcastle has developed a bot that allows residents to apply for a permit to access household waste and recycling centres. This forms part of our Digital Channel Shift Programme.

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Children’s services digital dashboard

Dorset County Council’s digital dashboard project directly supports the county’s ‘Forward Together for Children’ transformational change programme.

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Digital transformation in waste services

Redesigning the online environmental services offer for customers who want to report environmental issues or request services such as bulk waste collection. This will involve redesigning web pages, integrating with Fix My Street and introducing Bartec (in-cab technology) into refuse vehicles. This forms part of our Digital Channel Shift Programme.

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Focusing on potholes to accelerate channel shift

This project aimed to develop a system where potholes could be reported by residents. The technology will allow the pothole to be located using mapping technology and allow the customer to track progress in fixing the defect. This forms part of our Digital Channel Shift Programme.

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Gloucestershire transforms access to archives

A project at Gloucestershire Archives allowing customers to register online for access to the research room and to order documents. This forms part of our Digital Channel Shift Programme.

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GOV.UK Notify for council tax reminders

Developing a service where council tax customers can opt-in to a service that sends an SMS alert when payment is due or they have an appointment. These alerts contain a link to an online account where customers can manage their bills. This forms part of our Digital Channel Shift Programme.

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Online forms and automation in council tax

Purchasing and implementing APIs to automate council tax back-office processes, starting with change of address. This will enable full end-to-end online processing.

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Parish Portal takes highways ‘super customers’ online

Developing an online portal to report and track public realm issues. There is functionality for Parish Councillors and Clerks to see a map showing the reports and status of a range of public realm issues, e.g. street lighting, potholes, flooding, pavement and highway defects. This forms part of our Digital Channel Shift Programme.

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Self-service booking for funeral directors in Liverpool

Developing an online booking service for cemetery and cremation services that allows funeral directors to self-serve and manage their own booking slots. This forms part of our Digital Channel Shift Programme.

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Self-service delivers channel shift in revenues

These two councils aimed to integrate forms and back office systems to allow Revenues and Benefits customers to self-serve. This forms part of our Digital Channel Shift Programme.

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