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15 Sep 2025
Empowering Careers with AI: Supporting Local Government Recruitment
The LGA's 'Make a Difference, Work for Your Local Council' campaign is unlocking new career pathways in local government. We're inviting suppliers to help us implement an AI-powered chatbot that connects job seekers with meaningful roles-bids close on 25 September 2025.
The LGA is delivering a national recruitment campaign for local government called 'Make a Difference, Work for Your Local Council'. This campaign highlights the infinite variety of roles in local government, and the exciting opportunities to grow a career within a council.
We are looking to implement an AI-powered chat bot to our campaign website, https://www.localcounciljobs.gov.uk, to help job seekers identify job opportunities in local government which match their interests.
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Building the Smarter State 2025 10 September
Building the Smarter State is techUK's flagship public services conference and the go-to event for public sector digital leaders. The annual event welcomes over 200 senior leaders and decisions makers from across the public sector and the technology industry to showcase how technology is shaping today's and tomorrow's public services.
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Turning Devolution into Digital Transformation
Join experts from Juniper Networks, techUK, and local government to explore how councils can seize this moment to drive digital transformation. We'll discuss how intelligent, secure, and scalable networks can unlock collaboration, improve service delivery, and future-proof your organisation.
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Regional perspectives on local Net Zero through tech (Birmingham)
Join us in Birmingham for a dynamic and insightful session exploring how climate planning is evolving in devolved regions, with a spotlight on the West Midlands.
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15 September 2025
Turning Devolution into Digital Transformation (a webinar sponsored by Juniper Networks)
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2 October 2025
techUK x LGA - Local Government Reorganisation Supplier Briefing
Industry Briefing
15 October 2025
Regional perspectives on local Net Zero through tech (Birmingham)
Birmingham Panel discussion
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Georgina Maratheftis
Associate Director, Local Public Services, techUK
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Georgina Maratheftis Associate Director, Local Public Services, techUK Georgina is techUK's Associate Director for Local Public Services Georgina works with suppliers that are active or looking to break into the market as well as with local public services to create the conditions for meaningful transformation. techUK regularly bring together local public services and supplier community to horizon scan and explore how the technologies of today and tomorrow can help solve some of the most pressing problems our communities face and improve outcomes for our people and places. Prior to techUK, Georgina worked for a public policy events company where she managed the policy briefing division and was responsible for generating new ideas for events that would add value to the public sector. Georgina worked across a number of portfolios from education, criminal justice, and health but had a particular interest in public sector transformation and technology. Georgina also led on developing relationships across central and local government. If you'd like to learn more about techUK, or want to get involved, get in touch. Email: [email protected] Phone: 020 7331 2029 Twitter: @GeorginaMarath Website:
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgina-maratheftis-0a002a102/
Francesca Richiusa
Programme Team Assistant for Public Sector Markets, techUK
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Francesca Richiusa Programme Team Assistant for Public Sector Markets, techUK Fran serves as the Programme Team Assistant within techUK's Public Sector Market Programmes, where she is responsible for delivering comprehensive team support, managing administrative functions, and fostering strong relationships with members. Prior to joining techUK in May 2025, Fran built a meaningful career in the charitable and local government sectors. She worked extensively with both victims and perpetrators of crime, and notably led the coordination of Domestic Homicide Reviews across Surrey-an initiative aimed at identifying lessons and preventing future incidents of domestic abuse. Outside of work, Fran is an avid traveller and a proud cat mum who enjoys unwinding with her feline companions. Email: [email protected] Website:
https://www.techuk.org/ LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesca-richiusa/
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