Really fascinating case study about how smart water meters have been used in Andalusia to respond to potential falls. AI is learning usage patterns and flagging when an older person might be in trouble. #essc2023

„The first thing that’s being cut is the participation of children and parents in designing digital services.“ Morten Meyerhoff UN University #egov #essc2023

The Ukrainian Ministry of Social Policy has built a online tool for direct donations to people in distress. #ukraine It enables you to directly donate to people who need support. #essc2023 ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ social.edopomoga.gov.ua/en/

“While social work and AI may appear an impossible alliance, the impact they can have on services when combined is profound” Fantastic presentation from Anamika Barman-Adhikari on how we can harness the potential of AI to transform social services for the better #ESSC2023

Very thought provoking talk from Anamika Barman-Adhikari about the ethical questions of using AI. Not using AI is unrealistic, but we have to remember it learns from historical data. What if that data is inherently biased? #essc2023

I will be speaking at this, alongside Buckinghamshire Council. It's going to be a fascinating conversation.

Martha's famous (at least locally!).

My thoughts from the European Social Services Conference in Malmo. Lots of interesting stories from around Europe on how municipalities are trialling tech and AI.

We’re all set up at #publicfinancelive23! Come and visit us on stand 12. We’ve got a fridge stocked with Dash Water, the #IMPOWERIndex on a big interactive screen, and a ‘guess how many’ competition with a hamper up for grabs! Public Finance @CIPFA #localgov

Great opening session at #publicfinancelive23 - @CIPFA's incoming President Caroline Rassell highlighted the importance of connection & listening to people in the community. This chimes well with our work with Buckinghamshire Council which we will be delving into in our workshop at 14.30.

Simone Hines, Director of Finance & S151 Officer, Sandwell Council challenged the #publicfinancelive23 audience to consider how spend delivers key #outcomes. The #IMPOWERIndex helps #councils to answer that question. Visit stand 12 & check out your authority's ranking! #localgov

It was an honour to speak at PF Live yesterday, alongside partners from Buckinghamshire Council, about our work together on managing demand in customer services. #publicfinancelive23

IMPOWER is all set up at #LGA23 @LGAComms and ready to demo our Index benchmarking tool for council performance. Visit us at Stand P31 to see the #IMPOWERIndex in action or visit impower.co.uk/index

This is very insightful about productivity in the public sector and how outcomes per £ invested across Local Government vary.

Southampton City Council is reportedly at risk of Section 114 this financial year. The sale of assets and staff redundancies are options and it isn't going to get any easier over the medium-term. From Southampton's Cabinet papers, scheduled next Wednesday:

Have you read our 2023 Annual Impact Report yet? Hear from IMPOWER's Chief Executive, Sean Hanson, on what to expect in the report and then head over to our website to download your copy 👇 tinyurl.com/3mwhyytv #localgov #publicsector #transformation #IMPOWER #EDGEWORK

To help Buckinghamshire Council — one of England's newest local authorities — manage #customer demand more effectively, we analysed customer needs, and introduced new #tools and approaches to improve performance. Read about our work in our latest case study 👩‍💻: impower.co.uk/case-studies/h…

I enjoyed reading this and expected some lessons for govt from the venture capital style approach the vaccine taskforce took. But the biggest lesson is one that I didn’t expect. (Short 🧵)

Exciting news to share about joining the excellent team at IMPOWER Consulting A new adventure and a brilliant opportunity to continue working with all my Local Government friends and colleagues 👇

Happy World Down's Syndrome Day. Once again, the Edmondsons are all in on the odd socks. #WDSD24