CoP: The future of local government technology markets: addressing fragmentation through market shaping

How can local government exert greater influence over a technology market that is often characterised by closed systems, limited interoperability and supplier lock-in?

What we’ll cover

This roundtable brings together LOTI members to discuss the future of local government technology market shaping and the role councils and central government can jointly play with technology suppliers in creating a more open, competitive and innovative market. Participants will explore challenges ranging from APIs and data sharing to procurement, supplier behaviour and interoperability, and discuss GDS plans for interventions to achieve outcomes that individual authorities cannot.

The discussion will inform emerging work from GDS Local on the Local Government Architectural Model (LGAM) and market shaping, helping shape a future market that better enables collaboration, service integration and place-based public service reform.

Who should attend: Digital and data teams in London boroughs.

Speaker biography 

Jenny McEneaney is Head of Local Government Market Shaping at GDS Local at the UK Government Digital Service, leading work to improve interoperability, data portability and competition across local government technology markets. She works with councils, government departments, sector bodies and suppliers to explore how open standards and market interventions can support better public services. Prior to government, Jenny worked with the LGA establishing the technology and digital policy function, internationally with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in South Africa and New York and has been a Fellow at the London School of Economics since 2021.

Phil Rumens is the interim Government Chief Architect at the Government Digital Service, with more than two decades’ experience in digital, technology and public service transformation. His career spans technology delivery, digital leadership in local government and shaping architecture. As Principal Technologist for GDS local he led the creation of the Local Government Architecture Model (LGAM), and established Architects Assemble, bringing people together across the public sector to improve how digital, data, and technology architecture supports public services.

About LOTI

The London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI) was established in July 2019 to help its London borough members, the Greater London Authority (GLA), and London Councils to collaborate on projects that bring the best of digital and data innovation to improve public services and outcomes for Londoners. For more information, visit our website.

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