Socitm

Socitm gives thumbs up to CloudStore
23/02/12
Local government ICT leadership group Socitm says the CloudStore will be a major factor in delivering cost effective ICT and developing more agile business practices across government.
 
The body believes that the CloudStore will enable a more sophisticated approach to shared services adoption that may remove the need for unnecessary structural changes such as ICT unit mergers which can be a distraction and take time and money.
 
Town Halls starting to 'get' Twitter - Socitm
23/02/12
Councils are showing willingness to embrace social media, with blanket bans on access being replaced by more considered approaches, a new study from local government ICT leadership group Socitm.
 
A briefing paper published this month by Socitm Insight, Social media goes mainstream - but in the right way? shows that almost all Town Halls now allow some access to social media - compared with just one third that did so only two years ago.
 
All employees potentially have access to Twitter in 44% of councils, some of the
Oldham does local 'Question Time' - live streamed version, that is
06/02/12
A pilot online Q&A session streamed online by Oldham Council could point the way for how to build greater digital involvement with residents, the council says.
 
The Lancashire authority's ‘Public Question Time live’ took questions on Facbook/Twitter and live Internet streaming of the council meeting on 1 February allowed residents to watch the entire meeting live from laptops and other
Local government ICT leaders must lead rural broadband charge - Socitm
23/01/12
Socitm, the association for ICT professionals in local public services, is urging local CIOs and Heads of ICT to take a leading role in council initiatives to bring broadband to the UK’s ‘not-spots.’
Councils turning to technology to bridge cuts - Socitm
23/01/12
Public sector IT managers are exerting even more influence as local public services turn to technology to bring service delivery costs down and cope with dramatically reduced budgets.
 
A new report from public sector ICT leadership group Socitm highlights growing emphasis on strategic, rather than utility use of IT, amid the largest reduction in IT staff numbers across the public sector in 25 years - a headcount drop of over 5,000.
 
Its IT Trends 2011/12 report, publis
Town Halls didn't use social media enough Nov 30 - Socitm
14/12/11

Despite offering councils a great way to communicate strike disruption to the public, almost one in five made no use of digital channels to get the message out.

Socitm social media study
06/12/11

Despite offering councils a great way to communicate strike disruption to the public, almost one in five made no use of digital channels to get the message out.

A survey of council website and social media coverage of the public sector strike on 30 November conducted by public sector ICT association Socitim highlighted huge variation in practice and performance of digital channels to inform the public of disruption to key services.

Dudley MBC voted best council for ICT by Socitm members
01/12/11
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council has been named as the council with the best ICT service by the local IT and digital professionals’ association Socitm at its just-concluded annual conference in Birmingham.
 
The West Midland council’s win marked the launch of a new suite of awards created by Socitm and given for the first time at the event.
Socitm calls for new ways of delivering ICT leadership
28/11/11
At its 25th annual conference this week, local public service ICT leadership group Socitm claims it will release resources that will not just “define” what ICT leadership means – but also how to deliver that leadership in “an era of public sector reform”.
 
It’s releasing two new publications to be launched at its get-together in Birmingham the next 3 days: a practical leadership supplement to its http://www.publictechnology.net/secto
Socitm to probe number and size of council websites
08/11/11

Socitm Insight is carrying out a survey of the number and size of websites run by councils with a view to working out what might be gained from reducing them.

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