CIOs and ICT heads must develop a “smart vision” for their cities, region or other local area, claims public ICT representative body Socitm.
Most councils in the UK are now receiving up to half of visits to their websites from mobile devices, says Socitm, the representative body for those in public sector IT.
Continuous monitoring and mitigation solutions supplier ForeScout has been selected as a Silver Supplier Partner of the Society of Information Technology Management (Socitm).
Raft of pressures on local authorities has increased diversity of ICT-enabled service transformation approaches, says latest Socitm report.
Many local authorities have yet to fully embrace digital, even though such approaches are often the most plausible response to austerity and budget cuts.
Phase two of the GOV.UK local performance platform was launched last week with the addition of three new digital transactions to the dashboard.
New data from Socitm says that cloud computing in use or being piloted in the 'vast majority of local public services,' despite reservations
The current public sector processes for legalities, contracts and procurements are no longer fit for purposes says Socitm, the representative body for people in public sector IT.
A number of organisations have criticised reports published earlier this week that drew the conclusion that local government “ignores G-Cloud” and “wastes millions” in doing so.
ICT managers in the public sector should consider adopting the Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM), claims ICT representative body Socitm.
Socitm, the association for IT and digital professionals, has partnered up with consultancy Boilerhouse to further develop its promotion of its research surrounding digital local services.
The Government Digital Service (GDS) and Socitm, the professional body representing people involved in public IT services, will be collaborating to deliver “local digital dashboards.”
Socitm, the society for IT and digital leaders and professionals working in local public services, has begun to improve the benefits it offers to its members.
Socitm, the representative body for people in public sector IT, has issued guidance it says can help leaders in the sector better tackle inconsistency, waste and duplicated efforts in digital government.
Socitm, the representative body for people in public sector IT, has welcomed the Labour Party’s recent Digital Government Review Publication.
Socitm, the association for IT and digital professionals working in local public services, is set to launch an initiative that aims to support women and promote their advancement in the sector.
‘Find out opening times for council tip’ and ‘report a missed bin’ – both via a mobile device – are the latest tasks to be tested and reported by the 'Better Connected' Socitm project evaluating the web and digital performance of all UK local authorities.
Socitm, the representative body for people in public sector IT, has proposed a “Local Government Digital Service” as an alternative to a LOCALGOV.UK site.
Socitm, the representative body for people in public sector IT, has published a new guide to information and technology challenges and opportunities arising due to changing health and social care.
Socitm, the representative body for people working in public sector IT, has rejected the idea of a single online platform for local government similar to GOV.UK.
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