IT functions delivering more for less says IT Trends 2010/11
Thursday 20th January 2011
IT functions in local public services are delivering more despite reductions in budgets and staffing, says the latest issue of IT Trends, the annual survey published by Socitm on 20 January.
Moreover, IT budgets and staff cuts in 2010/11 were much lower than expected, supporting other evidence emerging from the survey that local public service providers are at last recognising the importance of IT investment for the achievement of wider efficiency and modernisation goals.
IT Trends, now in its 24th year, is based on a comprehensive questionnaire sent out to the heads of ICT of every local authority and other local public service provider in the UK. The responses provide factual information on scale and nature of the ICT resources in use, including expenditure, staffing levels and technologies. The survey also gathers opinions, and, combined with other data, and analysis by a panel of ICT experts, the IT Trends report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date view of the role being played by ICT in the delivery of local public services.
The IT Trends 2010/11 report is available free of charge to those who replied to the survey, £295 for Socitm Insight subscribers, £450 for Socitm members and £495 for all others).
A CD-ROM version of IT Trends 2010/11 complete with the data is also available. This contains the individual survey responses (not identified) and allows users to undertake their own analyses. Copies are available now (cost £595, or £395 for Socitm Insight subscribers) and can be ordered from www.socitm.net.
Socitm Insight subscribers can download the executive summary.
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