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Socitm's year ahead

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:16:00 GMT

Well, once again it's time to 'ring out the old' and 'bring in the new'. This seems to be coming round more quickly each year - scary! However, as is the custom I have been reflecting on the last year at Socitm, and it has been quite a journey - although I suspect, to keep the metaphor going, that we are only about half way through this particular roller coaster ride ......

Three months as Socitm president

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:51:00 GMT

Some thoughts after 3 months as President..........

Professionalisation KPIs

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:31:00 GMT

An early start (week commencing 13 July), as I met with Glyn Evans over a coffee to prepare for the Socitm Futures meeting later on Monday morning.

Our response to the Operational Efficiency Programme

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:37:00 GMT

So, my challenge over this week was to prepare a ‘local response’ to the Operational Efficiency Programme: final report.

Council of the future

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:08:00 GMT

I’ve been thinking for some time about what the council of the future will look like – we gave that as a strapline to our new brochure earlier in the year, and it is the focus of the series of briefings we have been issuing each month.

Gateway reviews for local government?

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:12:00 GMT

On Monday morning, a pre-meeting with Gill Beighton of CESG introduced me to the scope and purpose of the Information Events Advisory Board. Gill has recently taken over from Kevin Hayes who had been effective in helping to connect central government’s interests in information assurance and security matters with those of Socitm.

On the road

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:23:00 GMT

I attended the Yorkshire and Humberside meeting today (19th June) and am grateful for the warm welcome I received. It was encouraging to see another well attended meeting covering issues that really matter in achieving the day job.

Operational efficiency - what it means for us

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:26:00 GMT

Richard Steel mentioned the workshop-style discussion that I facilitated about the implications of the Operational Efficiency Programme (OEP) for Socitm and our members. On 16 June, I participated in a Guardian Society roundtable with further discussion around this, in particular: