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12 July 23

Fourth year anniversary sees LOTI look to develop innovation capacity

The London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI) was established in July 2019 to help its members (currently 26 London boroughs, the Greater London Authority and London Councils) to collaborate on projects that bring the best of digital and data innovation to improve public services and outcomes for Londoners.

In its first four years, LOTI focused on building and supporting the capital’s local government digital community: helping them share knowledge, build capacity and run projects together to improve public services and outcomes for Londoners.

While that vital work will continue, technology and data - and the professionals who manage them - cannot bring about change alone. In the face of the huge challenges facing London, from climate change to homelessness, and from social care pressures to digital exclusion, LOTI plan  to further develop and strengthen London’s innovation capabilities and capacity, offering methods such as open innovation, behavioural science and design thinking.

( [link removed] )You can read more about LOTI and its projects on their website here. ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )

Leaders' Committee

London Councils Leaders' Committee met yesterday (11 July). Items on the agenda included: Progress and future work on delivering our Shared Ambitions (see chart below for a summary of our Shared Ambitions); Proposed Business Plan for Climate Programmes; London Temporary Accommodation and Homelessness Pressures and an update on the London HIV Prevention Programme and Local Government Finance.

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By-elections

Two by-elections will take place in the London Borough of Newham tomorrow (Thursday 13 July).

We will report the results of the elections in ( [link removed] )Boleyn and Wall End wards ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] ) in next week's Key Issues.

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Media round-up...

Oflog has ‘long way to go’ before it is ‘adding value’
( [link removed] )LGC ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )

London housing crisis becoming ‘an emergency’ as supply falls and rents soar
( [link removed] )OnLondon ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )

London economy steams ahead of every other UK region but interest rate hikes contain growth
( [link removed] )City AM ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )

Electoral Commission rejects call for electronic voting
( [link removed] )LGC ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )

TfL awards contracts to Dott, Lime and Voi to run the next phase of London’s rental e-scooter trial
( [link removed] )Highway News ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )

Fears more councils will issue section 114 notices
( [link removed] )The MJ ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )

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