Our mission
Improving the secure use of digital technology by councils and communities.
This hub brings together an overview of our support offer and information on upcoming events, relevant publications and notable examples of practice.
Our teams
- General support team: Our programme of support is designed to support councils to develop the knowledge, skills and tools needed to design modern and secure digital public services. We do this by providing advice, guidance, signposting, training courses and workshops, knowledge-sharing events, case studies, grants and other resources.
- Bespoke support team: Our team provides advice and support to individual councils on ways to improve cyber security culture. We do this through our Cyber 360s, reaction exercises and post-incident support.
- Policy team: Our team ensures that local government voices are shaping national priorities, and councils are supported to implement national cyber, digital and technology policy and programmes locally. We do this by working closely with councils, developing an evidence-base of best practice and experiences, and engaging with policy makers to achieve the best outcomes for local government and the communities they serve.
- Network groups: We regularly bring together council representatives and key partners to support transformation and improvement.
- Incident response: We support councils to respond and recover from cyber incidents, including supply chain incidents and vulnerabilities. Our team has an on call capability, which means that we are available to support 365 days a year. You can find out who to get in touch with by visiting out on call webpage.
Our support
We are supporting councils to reach 12 strategic outcomes, which are crucial in realising the full potential of digitalisation to meet the needs of local communities: connectivity, inclusion, economic productivity and growth, data, democracy and participation, ethics and sustainability, value, leadership, organisational capability, partnership, services, and security and resilience.
Our funding
Our Cyber, Digital and Technology Programme forms part of our sector support offer to local authorities and is funded by the UK Government.
Contact
- Email: [email protected]
- Twitter: @LGAcyberdigital
- To report a cyber security incident, go to the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) website.
Cyber and digital bulletin
We produce a free monthly e-bulletin containing sector highlights, security updates and upcoming events. You can subscribe to our Cyber, Digital and Technology bulletin online.
In this section:
- £1 million cyber training offer – funding a cyber security qualification for your council
- Digital switchover
- Four essential steps for delivering digital inclusion projects and initiatives
- Connectivity
- Inclusion
- Economic productivity and growth
- Data
- Democracy and participation
- Ethics and sustainability
- Value
- Leadership
- Organisational capability
- Partnership
- Services
- Security and resilience
- 12 local government digitalisation outcomes
- Cyber, Digital and Technology - Network Groups
- Digital Housing Programme
- Digital Connectivity Programme
- LGA Digital Showcase
- Local Government Digital Committee (LGDC)
- Digital Dorset - help us shape the future of rural communities
- Digital Inclusion Programme
- Cyber, Digital and Technology - Bespoke Support Team
- Maximising security and compliance features from Microsoft 365 E3 license - 15 November 2022
- Maximising security and compliance features from Microsoft 365 E5 license - 22 November 2022
- Cyber, Digital and Technology - Policy Team
- Digitalisation Councillor Masterclasses: Exploring the 12 outcomes of local government digitalisation
- Cyber, Digital and Technology - On Call Rota
- Cyber, Digital and Technology - Bulletin archive
- Cyber, Digital and Technology - Training Courses, Workshops and Events
- Digital Pathfinders Programme