Gavin BeckettSupporting the Local Digital Declaration 5 years on#LocalDigital5YearsJul 27, 2023Jul 27, 2023
Gavin Beckett#LocalDigital2Years — Placecube’s support for the Local Digital DeclarationA personal journey from council officer to supplier, via the MHCLG Local Digital teamJul 24, 2020Jul 24, 2020
Gavin BeckettHow can open standards and reusable cubes help solve problems for local places?Let’s look at the value of creating a product as a standards-based cube. Take the idea of a service directory – a data source that people…Apr 25, 2019Apr 25, 2019
Gavin BeckettWhy do we need a new approach to digital?People who know local government often say that a standardised solution will never work, because councils have all created slightly…Apr 18, 2019Apr 18, 2019
Gavin BeckettFrom LocalGovCamp 2018 to UKGovCamp 2019…I’m so late publishing my reflections on LocalGovCamp 2018 that it’s now possible to make it an article about UKGovCamp 2019 and my…Jan 25, 20191Jan 25, 20191
Gavin BeckettPlacecube’s Digital Place – Building an ecosystem of digital services based on common service…In my career to date, leading digital for Bristol City Council, and then working with the MHCLG Local Digital team on the Declaration…Jan 24, 2019Jan 24, 2019
Gavin BeckettWhat’s Next? Chapter Three…I’ve just joined Placecube– a digital product and services company with a mission to do the right thing. After 20 years in local government…Dec 3, 2018Dec 3, 2018
Gavin BeckettinPerform GreenA new digital architecture for councils of the futureI’ve been fortunate to speak with a lot of councils during 2018 in my work with the new Local Digital Collaboration team in the Ministry…Nov 26, 2018Nov 26, 2018
Gavin BeckettSmart City Expo World Congress 2018 — why is the UK absent from this global marketplace?Walking around the Smart City Expo floor last week, surrounded by pulsing lights and sound from vast booths populated by countries and…Nov 19, 20181Nov 19, 20181