7. Next steps

Next steps

There are a lot of ideas, recommendations and things to digest within this report. To conclude we have made some suggestions on the things that we might do next to help continue the conversation, get started on testing some of these recommendations and bringing the sector together:

Take a test & learn approach to developing a new apprenticeship programme that brings new talent into the sector
Bring representatives together from across the sector to challenge and refine some of these recommendations; including highlighting learning where some of these things have been tried before
Convene relevant parts of the system to agree and align on roles & responsibilities now the dust has began to settle on the Digital Centre - see detail later in this report
Co-develop a concise digital local government blueprint and ‘north star’ that aligns into (and provides challenge to) the Digital Centre’s plans
Convene current council leaders with digital background to develop a plan and strategy to support others to follow in their footsteps
Dig into the work of Open Digital Planning and understand which parts of the work, process and learning is replicable into other complex, local government policy or service areas
Create a funding pot to further test and (de)validate the concept of the ‘missing middle’; alongside current local government Test, Learn & Grow work, as well as wider devolution plans and strategic footprints

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