A blog about all things digital at Luton Council
A blog about all things digital at Luton Council
In addition to our DDaT away days, the whole of Luton's DDaT service gets together in person for our Quarterly Connect sessions. At its core, the session was about something simple but powerful: building a more connected, collaborative and high-performing digital community across the council.
Living Council author: Jens Gemmel von Dollinger. I met Jens at the LGPN South conference back in November and, having spent a good portion of the day chatting about all things local gov, I failed to realise he was the…
New posts filled, skills assessments, meeting room envy, change agents and champions and AI Club. What a start to 2026!
Twelve months ago, I stepped into the Director of Digital, Data and Technology role with a clear set of ambitions and a determination to help Luton Council move forward on its digital journey. Looking back, the transformation has been both…
The last few weeks have offered a rare and welcome blend of momentum and mindfulness. On the work front, it was a pivotal moment for our Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) function and the wider Council. We held our senior…
It’s been a while since I managed to put finger to keyboard for another blog post – aside from what’s been keeping us busy at work (developing a new strategic framework for digital at Luton, getting a business case for…
We have had an LGA peer review this week for our DDaT capabilities, so lots of time has been spent organising that, but will be worth it. With us 6 months into our insourcing, it’s a good time to reflect…
It’s been a few weeks since my last update as a few of my team have dipped their toes in the blogging water! If you haven’t read them yet..why not?! Here they are: Pete’s update #1, Su’s first post and…
First blog post of the new year! Whilst lots (and lots) of work continues on all fronts mentioned in previous posts, we’re really starting the year with a bit of a reset of our DDaT service. It feels the natural…
My last update of 2024 and the themes are networking and partnerships. There’s no winding down before the Xmas period here, but it’s been nice to step back and look out for a while. Some exciting first steps were made…
I can’t believe I’m in my third week already! It’s been a whirlwind and feeling like I’ve been here forever, both at the same time. It’s certainly been eventful, last week we were targeted by a phishing scam (credit to…
Hi, I’m Atika and I have just started at Luton Council as the Director of Digital, Data and Technology. Being local to Luton, it’s a role I am passionately ambitious about. As it’s my first week I wanted to start…