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 AimsICT 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 Plancontaining

• 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 “partner” organisations:• Paul Dowie - Improvement Service• Julie Welsh - Scotland Excel• Andy Robertson - NHS National

Services Scotland• Kay Brown – SEEMiS

4 SOLACE representatives:• Lorraine McMillan (chair and

SOLACE ICT portfolio holder)• Michelle Morris• Annemarie O’Donnell• Richard Stiff

Standing invitations (non-voting):• Barbara Lindsay - COSLA• Jane Morgan/Julie Kane - Scottish

Government

Programme Workstreams

Enabling Public Sector Reform

More Digital

Services

Organisational Support

Reduce Costs

Digital Services WorkstreamRichard Stiff/Irene McKelvey

Online School PaymentsFramework procurement: end October available

NEC OnlineDevelopment/Integration: NovemberNew cards using MyGovScot logo

MyaccountHealth (MDMW) & Edinburgh Council liveOthers (NHS & LG) using back office/onboarding soon

Online LicensingUser group set upBuilding current landscape following analysis and engagement undertaken in 2013

More Digital Services

Reduced Costs WorkstreamMichelle Morris/Julie Welsh/Kay Brown

SWAN – National ProcurementLG representationEncouraging LA’s to “hub up”....

Supplier ManagementLG specific existing contracts

Data Centres/HostingLG representation in strategy developmentNew group to respond to national strategy

ReduceCosts

Enabling Reform WorkstreamPaul Dowie/Charlie Anderson/Nicola Graham

Scottish Welfare Fund• Options Analysis for national system

Information Sharing – National Programme• Health & Social Care

Reference Architecture for LGMobile & Flexible WorkingSelf Directed Support (SDS) solutions

Enabling Public Sector

Reform

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

Organisational Support WorkstreamLorraine McMillan/Kay Brown

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 GroupWebsite: www.lgictstrategy.org.ukEmail: comms@lgictstrategy.org.uk

Twitter: @SCOT_LOGICT

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