1. Follow us @Socitm www.socitm.net/linkedin @Socitmwww.Socitm.net/linkedin Socitm update Martin Ferguson Director of Policy & Research Eastern Region

2. Socitm East 24 April 2015 The big question? Digital by design User experience Open and Collaborative Platform What platforms to build? Key processes to improve end to end? User centric, agile design? Build, buy, source? Funding and support? Socitm and Local CIO Council: … input to new Government’s Spending Review … working with GDS The digital journey Localegov Programme 2001-2005

3. Socitm East 24 April 2015 ●28% rise in membership since April 2014 ●25% Councils signed up for Corporate Membership ●Third Sector Corporate Membership about to go live ●Shared Services Corporate Membership in development ●Strategic Partner Corporate Membership in development ●Other Public Sector Corporate Membership to be developed this year Membership

4. Socitm East 24 April 2015 Focus on Member Benefits Defined four key benefit areas: Professional Development Peer Support Sector Representation Research & Improvement New member benefit focused website in Beta Digestible, Integrated, Personalised View the site so far and register for the beta programme http://beta.socitm.net http://beta.socitm.net

5. Socitm East 24 April 2015 Partnership with Knowledgehub Aiming for: More member engagement across all benefit areas More opportunities for peer networking Launched from the Spring Conference: (email going out to each member to explain) Member networking incl Policy 12 x Regional meetings PSN Solutions Advisory Socitm Insight Socitm Supplier Partnership Programme Open group for those interested in Socitm

6. Socitm East 24 April 2015 Socitm Assessment Services New member services package Four new, low cost, self assessments targeting: 1. ICT service costs Service Cost Assessment 2. ICT service quality Service Quality Assessment 3. Digital maturity Digital Maturity Assessment 4. IT maturity IT Maturity Assessment Can be purchased individually – £1450 or.. Can be purchased as a package with prices banded by organisation size and nature (like Socitm Insight)

7. Socitm East 24 April 2015 New Reports and Briefings Socitm Briefings: Issue 75: Demand management: a role for the ICT function? Issue 74: Labour’s digital government review: democratising digital? Issue 73: A decade of austerity: how will you cope?

8. Socitm East 24 April 2015 Socitm Interim Service There are occasions when additional resource or skills are required to resolve certain issues, be they due to staff shortages or additional requirements. Socitm has developed an Interim placement service to complement the existing Advisory Services to address this challenge for our members and their organisations. For more information please contact interim@socitm.net or call 01604 709456

9. Socitm East 24 April 2015 Policy Health & Social Care Programme ●Summits and regional workshops ●Reports ●Future plans? PSN Solutions Advisory ●Programme board ●Socitm Knowledgehub Network group ●Dedicated resource to: - facilitate knowledge sharing - develop case studies - disseminate practice to regions - resolve issues

10. Socitm East 24 April 2015 Policy Digital by design User experience Open and Collaborative Platform What platforms to build? Key processes to improve end to end? User centric, agile design? Build, buy, source? Funding and support? Socitm and Local CIO Council: … input to new Government’s Spending Review … working with GDS The digital journey Localegov Programme 2001-2005

11. Socitm East 24 April 2015 Thank you martin.ferguson@socitm.net 07931 456 238