Digital Inclusion Innovation Programme
Introduction London boroughs have long been concerned about the issue of digital exclusion. The Covid pandemic has made taking action to tackle it more urgent and important than ever. The…
Internet of Things (IoT)
Introduction Challenge IoT devices are being deployed in a growing number of public sector contexts. Yet as this is a rapidly evolving and relatively new area of innovation, London boroughs…
Assistive Technology
Introduction This project aims to help London boroughs make effective use of Assistive Technology (AT) to enable residents to live more independently. Our work in this area is focused on…
Digital Apprenticeships
Introduction Modern public sector organisations recognise that they need staff with excellent digital skills in order to thrive. LOTI boroughs have committed to working together to build London’s digital talent…
Covid Recovery: Data Exchange with the VCS
Introduction Boroughs VCS organisations have been collaborating to provide vital support services to those in need during the Covid crisis. This work has highlighted the value of these partnerships but…
Innovation in Procurement
Introduction In its first year of operation, one of LOTI’s three work areas has focused on improving public sector’s technology procurement. As part of this, in November last year and…
City Tools / Thirty3
Introduction In November 2019, LOTI launched City Tools:London in partnership with Bloomberg Associates. City Tools sought to improve London local government’s approach to technology procurement by helping boroughs see which…
Foreword Eddie Copeland – Director, LOTI LOTI is an idea as much as it is a network of organisations. The idea is a simple one: that many of the challenges…
Information Governance
Introduction This project set out with the aim of helping London’s public sector organisations quickly and easily share data with each other when it is appropriate to do so, in…
Gavin Jones , Chief Executive of Essex County Council, recently posted this tweet: https://twitter.com/GibsonGav/status/1374302027463938053 It was great to see, for the exact reasons that Dominic Campbell pointed out: https://twitter.com/dominiccampbell/status/1374318437028233217 It’s…
Setting an end goal The Digital Apprenticeships project was one of the first projects LOTI took on when we first came into office in July 2019. The desired outcome for…
Covid Recovery: digital methods for public engagement
Introduction This project aims to help boroughs use digital tools and methods to support and improve their democratic functions. The project first began in response to boroughs’ urgent needs to…