The Little Things
All posts from: February 2012
Staffordshire's move towards Public Service Networks
Commissioning, shared services, locality working and savings are all at the forefront of local authorities’ minds. Do you know how your IT teams are responding to these challenges? The cabinet office believes that Public Service Networks are part of the answer. If this sounds like a decision that your Head of IT should make, read on as Staffordshire CC’s CIO, Sander Kristel, talks about their experiences
When councils are faced with emergencies
It’s not an average day when you get a call that an emergency is unfolding, Claire Faun from Sedgemoor DC talks about what happened during a recent bomb scare at Burham-on-Sea and how highly trained staff can adapt to look after the needs of the most vulnerable
Digital democracy in Oldham
The image of councils being disconnected from the people they serve is a problem all councils face. Oldham MBC is trying to use technology to ‘reconnect’ to its citizens, the council’s leader Jim McMahon explains how they are using live streaming of council meetings over the internet to become more inclusive
