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Step up and make a difference says incoming President Kay Brown
Thursday 26th April 2012
There has never been a better time for IT to step up and make a difference, Socitm's incoming President Kay Brown told members as she started her term at the Socitm Spring conference on April 25.
Lynette Ground of Action for Children elected VP of Socitm
Thursday 26th April 2012
Lynette Ground, IS Customer Service Manager at Action for Children has been elected as a Vice President of Socitm. Her election was confirmed at the Socitm Spring conference on April 25.
Deadline extension for new leadership initiative ...
Thursday 12th April 2012
Socitm is extending the application deadline to 25 April 2012 for its new 'Top Talent' leadership initiative, which was launched in February in association with IBM.
Scarborough BC chief executive Jim Dillon to speak at Socitm’s Spring Conference
Tuesday 3rd April 2012
Jim Dillon, CE at Scarborough BC, will tell Socitm's Spring conference delegates about how they're delivering sustainable business change through shared services with other LAs.
Socitm proposes new model for council website development
Tuesday 27th March 2012
Councils must make radical changes to the way they govern and manage their websites and adopt a new model for future development, says a new briefing from Socitm Insight.
Socitm Membership Survey 2012: What do members value most ...
Monday 12th March 2012
In January 2012 we conducted a survey of members, which attracted 120 responses - thank you to all who took the time to reply. The results of this questionnaire are available to Socitm members.
Better connected 2012 - out now!
Thursday 1st March 2012
Congratulations to 23 councils that have achieved four stars for their websites in our annual survey, details of which are out now and available to download.
Socitm will work with Cabinet Office to develop CloudStore for local public services
Thursday 23rd February 2012
Socitm has welcomed the advent of the Government CloudStore launched earlier this week, and pledged the support of the Local CIO Council to develop its take up by local pubic services.
Better connected 2012 out 1 March
Thursday 23rd February 2012
Better connected 2012 , Socitm Insight's annual report on the quality and performance of all 433 local authority websites in the UK is published on 1 March.
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