Local Government ICT Strategy Programme Update

Janice Handley, Programme Manager @janice_handley

Programme Background (2013)

• Strategy document published – Ties in with Scottish Government’s Digital Public Services (DPS) agenda • LG ICT Strategy Board formed • Programme Management Office (PMO) set up

Programme Aims

• • ICT Collaboration: Do it ONCE (not 32 times) to save time/effort and money Do it TOGETHER – joined up services with other sectors/partners • • • Supporting the principles of: Reuse/share first Simplify/standardise/automate Customer driven In order to “deliver better service for communities”

What is the Programme?

•

2 Year Action Plan

containing •

18 Action Points (!)

split into •

4 “Workstreams”

guided and overseen by the •

LG ICT Strategy Board...

Updated Board Membership

• • • • 4 SOCITM representatives: Irene McKelvey Charlie Anderson Nicola Graham Ged Bell • • • • 4 SOLACE representatives: Lorraine McMillan (chair and SOLACE ICT portfolio holder) Michelle Morris Annemarie O’Donnell Richard Stiff • • • • 4 “partner” organisations: Paul Dowie - Improvement Service Julie Welsh - Scotland Excel Andy Robertson - NHS National Services Scotland Kay Brown – SEEMiS • • Standing invitations (non voting): Barbara Lindsay - COSLA Jane Morgan/Julie Kane - Scottish Government

Programme Workstreams

Enabling Public Sector Reform Reduce Costs More Digital Services Organisational Support

Digital Services Workstream

Richard Stiff/Irene McKelvey Online School Payments Framework procurement: end October available NEC Online Development/Integration: November New cards using MyGovScot logo Myaccount Health (MDMW) & Edinburgh Council live Others (NHS & LG) using back office/onboarding soon Online Licensing User group set up Building current landscape following analysis and engagement undertaken in 2013 More Digital Services

Reduced Costs Workstream

Michelle Morris/Julie Welsh/Kay Brown SWAN – National Procurement LG representation Encouraging LA’s to “hub up”....

Supplier Management LG specific existing contracts Data Centres/Hosting LG representation in strategy development New group to respond to national strategy Reduce Costs

Enabling Reform Workstream

Paul Dowie/Charlie Anderson/Nicola Graham • Scottish Welfare Fund Options Analysis for national system • Information Sharing – National Programme Health & Social Care Reference Architecture for LG Mobile & Flexible Working Self Directed Support (SDS) solutions Enabling Public Sector Reform

Organisational Support Workstream

Lorraine McMillan/Kay Brown • New Governance & Collaboration Model Collaborative Hub (“Co-Hub”) Measuring progress against National (SG) Benefits Framework • • LG Workforce Development IBM Top Talent - Scottish Programme (21) Digital Champions – Cohorts 1 & 2 (14) Organisational Support

How?

• • • Small “core” PMO team IS/SEEMiS/Scotland Excel/NSS resources LG Input to: – Board – Workstream Groups – Individual projects/specific user groups i.e. You and your colleagues - >150 individuals

Your call....

Your voice being heard on LG issues Your input to national/sectoral agendas Your chance to influence what happens next “working with and for Local Government”

“delivering better service for communities”

Contact Us

Knowledge Hub: Scottish LG ICT Group Website: www.lgictstrategy.org.uk

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @SCOT_LOGICT

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