Headline partners: Microsoft (opens in new tab), Crayon (opens in new tab)
Our meetings can be face-to-face (with refreshments provided) or virtual (bring your own refreshments) and will be focused on Socitm’s policy themes. Within these themed meetings your regional committee is free to create an agenda that works best for you and your regional colleagues. If there’s something you would like to discuss or investigate with like-minded peers just let us know on hello@socitm.net and we will co-ordinate that with and for you.
Alison Lincoln, North West Chair
Sarah Fannon, Head of ICT Service Operations, Manchester City Council
Rob Cottrill, ANS
Crayon & WithSecure
Preston is an ambitious City with exciting plans. We want people to trust, value, and have pride in their city, and their Council. Our focus is on ensuring that Preston is a growing, vibrant city with a thriving, fair economy.
Our Digital Strategy underpins that vision and sets out our plans for moving the Council and city forward in the Digital Landscape.
We are focusing on digital inclusion through the Preston Digital Co-operative that will allow us to provide connectivity and devices to those who most need it.
As a digital council we are investing further in mobile / hybrid working solutions along with exploring AI, data warehousing, and the use of Power BI across the organisation.
As part of modernising our digital estate we have refreshed our visual surveillance equipment with a modern cloud-based solution and are working on a partnership with Lancashire Police to aid in their work.
The re-opening of the Harris Museum on 28th September after an almost 4-year refurbishment represents one of our biggest transformation projects in recent times with digital experiences throughout the building.
Andy Heywood, Assistant Director (Head of Digital Services and Customer Contact), Preston City Council
David Ogden, Engagement Director, Socitm
Malcolm Lowe, Head of IS, Transport for Greater Manchester
This session explores how peer support groups can play a vital role in driving effective service redesign within the public sector. We discuss how creating safe, collaborative spaces for professionals to share challenges and insights can accelerate innovation, reduce duplication, and build confidence in change. This peer support group has been developed within the iNetwork ‘Transforming and Innovating Public Services’ programme to work towards generating practical, cross-local authority solutions, that improve outcomes for both staff and the communities they serve.
Sarah Day, Stakeholder Engagement Manager (for the Transforming and Innovating Public Services programme at iNetwork), Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Rachel Collings, Senior Account Executive, Greater Manchester
Alison Lincoln
ICT Senior Manager of Projects and Customers, Blackpool Council
Sarah Fannon
Head of Service Operations, Manchester City Council
Andy Heywood
Assistant Director (Head of Digital Services and Customer Contact), Preston City Council
Rachel Collings
Senior Account Executive, Greater Manchester
Sarah Day
Stakeholder Engagement Manager, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
David Ogden
Engagement Director, Socitm
Socitm members and partners.
Our events are relevant to everyone, from new joiners right through to senior executives. This creates a vibrant mix to promote innovation, sharing best practice, and driving the modernisation of public services.
Meetings are included in all membership and some partnership packages – check the details in your account section to see if it’s in there.
A fee may apply for non-members.
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