http://www.socitm.net/press Socitm Latest news Jadu CMS http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:50:30 +0000 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:50:30 +0000 http://www.socitm.net/news/article/51/customer_access_improvement_service_briefing_issue_4 Our latest edition of this briefing presents a case study from Surrey CC in customer access strategy that is very relevant in today’s political environment. 2010-08-31T13:03:00+01:00 http://www.socitm.net/news/article/49/martha_lane_fox_to_speak_at_socitm_2010 UK Digital champion Martha Lane Fox is joining the speakers for Socitm 2010. The lastminute.com founder is advising the government on providing better, more efficient online public services. 2010-08-27T16:01:00+01:00 http://www.socitm.net/news/article/48/tomorrows_public_services_some_stories_from_everyday_life_in_2012 What will it be like to use or provide public services in two to three years’ time, when public spending cuts and high levels of demand have done their worst? 2010-08-10T11:43:00+01:00 http://www.socitm.net/news/article/47/costs_reduced_and_user_satisfaction_up_says_benchmarking_summary Socitm's Benchmarking services summary for 2009 says local authority ICT managers have continued their success in reducing costs whilst driving up user satisfaction. 2010-08-06T10:31:00+01:00 http://www.socitm.net/news/article/46/new_briefing_available_on_open_data_and_transparency Socitm Insight’s latest briefing covers the Government’s drive for open data publishing. This includes the requirement on councils to publish, by January, all spending and contracts above £500. 2010-08-04T13:59:00+01:00 http://www.socitm.net/news/article/45/socitm_member_john_callan_joins_cio_council John Callan, Head of ICT at Liverpool City Council, has become a member of the CIO Council, joining the small group of local authority CIOs on the Council. 2010-08-04T10:40:00+01:00 http://www.socitm.net/news/article/44/last_chance_to_register_for_socitm_2010_at_early_bird_rates This is the last week you can register for Socitm 2010 (Brighton, 10-12 October) at early bird rates, so make your booking now (go to the events section and click on Socitm 2010). 2010-07-27T10:56:00+01:00 http://www.socitm.net/news/article/42/online_services_for_business_at_best_patchy_finds_socitm_insight A survey by Socitm Insight for the Department for Business shows implementation of an EU directive to make it easy for businesses to find out about licensing, regulations etc is patchy at best. 2010-07-08T10:19:00+01:00 http://www.socitm.net/news/article/41/update_your_data From 28 June, public sector organisations are being invited to add new, or update existing, data previously held on LB Brent’s eGovernment Register and Socitm’s Software Index. 2010-06-27T18:08:00+01:00 http://www.socitm.net/news/article/40/socitm_president_is_uks_2nd_most_influential_technology_chief Socitm President Jos Creese is one of the most influential technology leaders in the UK - second only to Government CIO John Suffolk - according to the CIO50 list published annually by Silicon.com. 2010-06-11T09:17:00+01:00 http://www.socitm.net/news/article/39/elections_2010_council_websites_could_do_better Local and national government websites could do better when it comes to publishing information to support the democratic process, according to a new report from Socitm Insight. 2010-06-07T14:46:00+01:00 http://www.socitm.net/news/article/38/get_it_trends_201011_for_free Regular participants know that Socitm’s IT Trends survey report is free of charge to the organisations that complete the survey, which is available now, and should to be submitted by June 30. Pre-populated survey forms have already been sent to organisations that have taken part recently. 2010-06-03T11:22:00+01:00 http://www.socitm.net/news/article/37/socitm_members_offered_learning_for_less The cost of attending Socitm Learning courses has been greatly reduced. The price paid by organisations employing a Socitm member will be £156 per seat for most one-day events. 2010-05-26T13:04:00+01:00 http://www.socitm.net/news/article/36/dylan_roberts_takes_chair_at_socitm_futures Dylan Roberts, Chief ICT Officer at Leeds City Council, has taken over from Glyn Evans as Chair of Socitm's IT strategy and policy generating body Socitm Futures. 2010-05-25T11:30:00+01:00 http://www.socitm.net/news/article/35/time_for_the_cinderella_resource Information management is ill-understood and poorly managed by public sector organisations, yet holds the potential to protect them from the worst consequences of the current financial crisis. 2010-05-14T09:50:00+01:00 http://www.socitm.net/news/article/34/new_vice_presidents_for_socitm Kay Brown, Head of ICT at South Lanarkshire Council; Glyn Evans, Director of Business Solutions & IT, Birmingham City Council; and Steve Halliday, Head of ICT at Solihull MBC were elected at the AGM. 2010-05-13T09:20:00+01:00 http://www.socitm.net/news/article/33/jos_creese_head_of_it_at_hampshire_county_council_takes_on_socitm_presidency Jos Creese, Head of IT at Hampshire County Council has been confirmed as the new Socitm President at the Society's AGM on April 22. 2010-04-23T12:30:00+01:00 http://www.socitm.net/news/article/32/open_election_data_project Socitm and the LGA have just published a note encouraging local authorities to take part in the Open Election Data Project, which both organisations are supporting. 2010-04-21T09:36:00+01:00 http://www.socitm.net/news/article/31/what_chief_executives_must_know_about_their_websites Chief executives should be asking three key questions about their websites, now that most customer interactions are online, says a new briefing from Socitm Insight. 2010-04-08T11:34:00+01:00 http://www.socitm.net/news/article/30/socitm_responds_to_the_pms_digital_future_speech Socitm has published a response to Gordon Brown's speech on Britain's digital future, delivered on 22 March. 2010-04-01T13:05:00+01:00