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A few things for you today
- Get the data you need on us this year.
Started your 1 complimentary benchmarking module yet? - ICYMI Free training with Microsoft and Socitm this month
Tue-22 and Wed-23-Apr | 09:00 to 16:30 | Change Agent | 0 points - ICYMI Free Microsoft course this month
Tue-22 and Wed-23-Apr | 09:00 to 16:30 | Change Agent | 0 points - Great interview with Martin Ferguson on PublicTechnology: ‘Local authorities can become the orchestrators of change’
- Currently not behind the LGC paywall, this excellent article by Kath O’Dwyer: Leading through turbulent times
- New case study: Socitm’s AI benchmarking pilot and Coventry’s use of AI
- You’ve got this till June
The member-only rate for WeChange.AI is in place till 30 June. This is the end of their financial year, after which “a completely revised pricing model will start”.
Lots of us don’t use software to its full potential. WeChange offers tailored strategies to get the most out of services we use daily and the value of current technology investments. Watch: Unlock the potential of your technology
Take care. I hope you can have a great weekend.
Best wishes,
Alex.
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AI@Socitm
Get to know and use AI. Find practical help, skills, and a deeper understanding of applying AI responsibly.
- From now till Wed-28-May: Microsoft AI Skills Fest
- Mon-14-Apr | 12:00 to 13:00 | Unleashing innovation: future of AI begins here
- Wed-16-Apr | 12:00 to 13:00 | Using AI to assist in content design
- Wed-23-Apr | 16:00 to 17:00 | Unveiling AI-driven collective action for a worker-centric future
- Tue-29-Apr | 11:00 to 13:00 | Using intelligent automation to meet the challenges facing local government in Northern Ireland
Case studies
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Cyber@Socitm
Get and stay secure. Find practical help, skills and a deeper understanding of cyber security in local public services.
- Find and join your WARP.
- Updated from the NCSC: Securing HTTP-based APIs
- Wed-30-Apr | 13:00 to 14:00 | CymruSOC: Insights from the UK’s first National Security Operations Centre
- Tue-6 to Thu-8-May | CyberUK [Manchester]
- Wed-7-May | 13:00 to 14:00 | Strengthen cyber resilience and stay ahead of ransomware
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Place Insight: membership add on
Place Insight blends data into a single, simple-to-use platform. It’s a comprehensive Social Progress Index using 56 datasets per authority [in England]. Giving you a multi-layered view of social progress where you are.
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Gain cost-effective access to Place Insight as an add-on to your membership.
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Accessibility and inclusion
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In your membership: Courses
Leadership
Empowering Women
- Taunton |Tue-1 to Wed-2-Jul and Fri-3-Oct | 3 points
- Huntingdon | Thu-18 to Fri-19-Sep and Thu-20-Oct | 3 points
Place-based Leadership
- Manchester | Tue-13 to Wed-14-May | 4 points
- Birmingham | Mon-27 and Tue-28-Oct | 4 points
Top Talent
- Glasgow | Wed-25 to Thu-26-Jun and Thu-28 to Fri-29 Aug | 4 points
- Cardiff |Tues-9 to Wed-10-Sep and Mon-13 to Tue-14-Oct | 4 points
Core skills
- FULLY BOOKED Tue-15-April | 09:30 to 12:30 | Introduction to Emotional Intelligence | 1 point
Spaces still available in September and November - Tues-6 and 20-May | 09:30 to 12:30 | How to be an Effective Coach | 1 point
- Tue-17-Jun | 09:30 to 12:30 | Equality, Diversity and Inclusion | 1 point
Registering for training
Read your guide to using training points. Log in for the current number of available points. Don’t have enough or you’ve run out? Let us know.
Things happen. If you can’t make the date of your training course let us know ASAP and we’ll get you onto the next suitable one available. And your training points will transfer with you.
Please note: non-attendance without letting us know will mean training points getting deducted from your organisation’s annual total.
The £ Geospatial Leadership Certificate (GLC) is designed for you and your organisation by ConsultingWhere.
Once enrolled you’ll be assigned a tutor who will contact you for extra information about you, your organisation and what you wish to get most from the course
Register your interest and let them know we sent you. Pick ‘Socitm’ in the ‘How did you hear about the GLC’ drop down list 🙂 Thanks so much.
Data scientist or software engineer eager to shape the future of healthcare through digital innovation?
Tue-29-Apr | 13:00 to 14:00 | Catalysing your digital health career
Free training with Microsoft
Get the knowledge and confidence you need to lead a change delivery
- Tue-22 and Wed-23-Apr | 09:00 to 16:30 | Change Agent | 0 points
- Mon-16 and Tue-17-Jun | 09:00 to 16:30 | Change Agent | 0 points
This free course is a collaboration between Microsoft and Socitm. You do not need to be a Socitm member to attend this course.
Better data improves everything
For 2025 only: complimentary use of 1 benchmarking module
Choose from: cost, delivery, performance or user skills.
IFollowing significant organisational upheaval (merging 6 councils into 1) we were looking for assurances that services continued to be effective. and for help understanding any improvements we might want to make as a merged council.
James Ailward, Head of IT Operations/CTO for Dorset Council
Events
Member-only meetings
- Thu-24-Apr Members’ connection hour
- Fri-9-May Meeting for the North East on Teams
- Thu-22-May Meeting for Yorkshire and Humber in Leeds LS1 5NS
- Fri-30-May Meeting for Scotland on Teams
- Tue-10 and Wed-11-Jun President’s Conference 2025 in Birmingham
- Tue-14-Oct Socitm in Wales in Cardiff
Free webinars and meetings hosted by Socitm
Next: Tuesday 29 April |11:00 to 13:00 | Using intelligent automation to meet the challenges facing local government [in Northern Ireland]
A showcase of IA being used to drive innovation, customer experience improvements and cost savings.
- Wed-30-Apr | 13:00 to 14:00 | CymruSOC: Insights from the UK’s first National Security Operations Centre
- Wed-7-May Strengthen cyber resilience and stay ahead of ransomware
- Fri-16-May | 13:00 to 14:00 | Transforming the Resident Experience at West Lindsey District Council
Missed one? Recordings of Socitm webinars are available in the Resource hub.
Fill up your notebook/notes app with ideas, contacts and things to do.
Everything will wrapped by Socitm’s members’ community to create the best mix of presentations and people in a collaborative and relaxed atmosphere.
Mostly free webinars and events hosted by partners and others
- Wed-23-Apr 5G Innovation Region Series: TAY5G Programme
- Thu-24-Apr Accelerating secure adoption of Copilot for M365
- Tue-29-Apr Digital Access Solutions in Primary Care: The Role of Technology
- Wed-30-Apr Make a difference, work for your local council – national recruitment campaign for local government
- Wed-30-Apr and Thu-1-May GDS and the Incubator for AI: local government innovation hackathon [Leeds]
- Wed-7-May Microsoft Innovation and Collaboration Forum
- Thu-8-May Transforming public Services 2025 [Glasgow]
- Thu-22-May GeoPlace Annual Conference [London]
- Thu-22 and Fri-23-May Local Government Partnership Network North 2025 [Manchester]
Socitm President Carol Williams is chairing both days - Wed-4-Jun Microsoft Innovation and Collaboration Forum
- Thu-12-Jun Public Sector Digital Transformation 2025 [Edinburgh]
- Thu-19-Jun LocalGovCamp South West [Taunton]
- Thu-26-Jun CIVILAB Conference 2025: Connected Communities [Derby]
Keynote speaker is VP Yogita Popat [Barnet Council] - Thu-25-Sep | 12:00 to 13:00 | Change management for digital transformation
Microsoft AI Skills Fest
A global event this April and May
The best way to learn something new is by taking it one step at a time. And it’s no different with AI.
Microsoft want to help you learn to use this powerful technology to make your life easier, especially as it becomes an integral part of our daily lives. Sometimes, starting is the hardest part, so they’re making that part simple for you.
AI Skills Fest brings learners across the globe together to build their AI skills, from beginner explorers to the technologically gifted.
Whether you’re a tech professional, business leader, business professional, student, or AI enthusiast, there will be engaging and challenging training for you. Participate in hackathons, live in-person and virtual training, self-paced tutorials, on-demand training, community events, Microsoft Learn Challenges, and more.
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