1. Local Government ICT Strategy Programme Update Janice Handley, Programme Manager @janice_handley

2. 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

3. 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”

4. 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...

5. 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

6. Programme Workstreams Enabling Public Sector Reform More Digital Services Organisational Support Reduce Costs

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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 Workstream Lorraine McMillan/Kay Brown

11. 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

12. 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”

13. Contact Us Knowledge Hub: Scottish LG ICT Group Website: www.lgictstrategy.org.ukwww.lgictstrategy.org.uk Email: comms@lgictstrategy.org.uk Twitter: @SCOT_LOGICT JOIN US! Let’s collaborate on ICT