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Helen OlsenManaging Editor, UKAuthority & DCLG Local Digital Campaignhelen@ukauthority.co.uk

Local Digital Today

Survey of 200 individuals carried out July 2013 with responses representing 34.6% of English councils.

Savings

Yes: 60.4% No: 39.6%

Average savings (above £1,000) = £1,470,071

LGov Suppliers

91.0% (100%) Help my organisation to deliver better for less

89.9% (90.0%) Facilitate service transformation

84.3% (90.9%) Make the customer journey better for citizens

84.2% (100%) Help citizens to interact with councils…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..

49.4% (40.9%) Give equal access to all citizens

49.1% (68.2%) Improve accountability to the public

37.6% (36.3%) Help to regenerate our local community

Digital will….

LGov Suppliers

92.7% (100%) Digital leadership within organisation

84.5% A business case for digital-led change

83.7% An internal skilled digital resource

81.9% (95.5%) Sharing best practice and experience

80.3% (95.5%) Leadership across local government

Digital success depends on….

72.7% - Legacy systems and ICT infrastructure

59.4% - Lack of development funds

50.6% - Culturally uncomfortable

49.7% - Unwillingness to change / non-cooperation

43.0% - Lack of leadership

Digital barriers….

Suppliers’ view on digital barriers….

100% - Culturally uncomfortable

86.4% - Legacy systems and ICT infrastructure

81.8% - Unwillingness to change / non- cooperation

77.3% - Inflexible procurement processes

76.2% - Lack of leadership (senior management /

elected councillors)

76.2% - Lack of in-house digital skills

• Procurement frameworks both speed implementation and reduce the costs of new technology

• Standards for integration and data sharing will enable the joining up of public services

• Sharing of learning, exemplars, case studies and service delivery will accelerate benefits

• Digital skills are needed across front line services

• Agile and innovative approaches are prerequisite in a fast moving digital world

• Community of Digital Thought Leaders will inspire digital ambition and provide leadership

Immediate Campaign themes

30,250 decision makers and influencers across central and local government, police, fire, health and ancillary services.

Channels - the Interface (‘API’) between Central & Local Government

DCLG ‘Really Useful Days’ and other national seminar programmes aimed at practitioners, senior management and specific audience segments

DCLG website and DCLG newsletter

DCLG Central Links engaging central and local government in end-to-end public services; driving take-up of GDS products and skills across local government

UKA dedicated Campaign news and video news web channel

UKA Campaign newsletter

UKA webcasts - virtual debate and case study

UKA CEO and thought leader round table dinners, briefings and debates

Community of sector influencers and thought leaders

Social media channels

Time to Talk Supplier insight, education and engagement events

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