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From the Digital desk: building Luton online

A row of colourful pins placed along a road representing strategic planning and milestones in a project development journey (Adobe Stock: 1511391771)

September summary Hey everyone, I’m back and this time, I’ve set myself a challenge! As we embark on a transformation to enhance our digital experience for residents, I thought I’d share some insight in the hope that someone finds what…

What happens at a DDaT away day?

Photo of the room at our DDaT awat day.

Well, that would be telling! So OK, I’ll tell you 😉 First things first, in case you missed the memo or are new to the council, DDaT is Luton Council’s Digital, Data and Technology service. Based on the government’s DDaT…

My first 100 days…

👋 Who I am Hey everyone, my name is Jayvik. I joined Luton Council start of June and I’ve never blogged professionally, so hopefully you’ll find this somewhat interesting! A quick summary about me: On a personal note, over the…

Mental health week

Hi All – Hope everyone is enjoying the current spell of sunny weather!! I thought in line with it being Mental Health week, I would take my first tentative steps into creating a blog!! It has been 5 years last…

Atika’s update #6

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…

Atika’s update #5

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…

The DDaT away day!

Hey everyone, I’m David, I would like to start by saying this is my first blog post (ever!) I have been working with Luton Council since August 2023 as part of the outsourced Civica team before transitioning to be part…