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No doubt we’ve been talking about the July general election as much as you. And as we continue delivering for our organisations, the support of your Socitm community remains essential. Continuing to share experiences, best practice and what works is at the heart of what you’re doing.
We don’t often get to meet in person, so when we do, we’re sure to maximise our time together. We hope to see you in Birmingham next month for our first President’s Conference as a charity.
Just 4 other things for you today:
1. Webinars
Catch up with last week’s webinars: Accessibility Week: the summary
2. President’s Conference is in 2 and a half weeks
Please keep registering as early as you can.
It’s really helping us sort out the final logistics and last-minute details (and take of your dietary and accessibility needs). Thank you.
3. Free training with Microsoft is back in June
Change Agent Manager offers an overview of the key skills needed to be an effective change agent – with a strong emphasis on the ability to lead change. Register now so you can take part on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 June.
4. Don’t forget mentoring – you’ve got till November
Join the group of people volunteering in 2024’s free mentoring programme. Not sure it’s for you? Register for the Magic of Mentoring webinar with guest host Mary McDowall (co-founder of Learning Solutions Matter) on Friday 7 June for all the details.
Take care. I hope you’re able to have a great bank holiday weekend.
Best wishes,
Alex.
In Your Resource Hub
Digital Trends 2024: Contextual drivers
A sometimes bewildering collision of economic, social, and environmental pressures, more constrained resources, increased assessments and inspections, political uncertainties and growing public demands set the context and opportunity for digital and technology enabled change.
NEW Collaboration, innovation, and connectivity: a policy focus
With the pace of change is only accelerating, the coming together of collaboration, innovation, and connectivity has never been more critical. These three pillars are the foundation of driving progress.
Get support in creating positive changes with research and practical examples and start to create better places.
Socitm Says: Social Value
Listen to Tim Spiers, Hema Patel (Oxfordshire) and Kurt Frary (Norfolk) talk about what good social value looks like.
Watch the Social Value webinar from Wednesday 22 May 2024 and read the Social Value Briefing for Digital and IT Leaders.
You might have missed…
Catch up with last week’s webinars: Accessibility Week: the summary
Watch Wednesday’s webinar: Social value. The public sector perspective
For ease of viewing, the recordings are divided into easy to navigate chapters, with subtitles and transcript available via the video player toolbar.
You will need a user account on socitm.net to access member-only resources. Let us know if need any support.
Training
There are 3 more Empowering Women courses this year:
“I was afraid that I would be surrounded by many inspiring women who were going places, and I would feel out of my depth!“
Read more about it in Emma’s new Q&A. How was your course? Tell us about it 🙂
Virtual workshops
- Thursday 20 and Friday 21 June: Change Agent Manager | 0 points
Read Microsoft O365 brain frazzle (in a good way) by recent Change Agent graduate Emma Hart (from London Councils). - Tuesday 17 September How to be an Effective Coach | 1 point
In-person programmes
- Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 June: Top Talent | Essex | 4 points
- Thursday 4 and Friday 5 July Place-based Leadership | Birmingham | 4 points
- Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 July Empowering Women | London | 3 points
- Thursday 25 and Friday 26 July Empowering Women | Exeter | 3 points
- Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 September Empowering Women | Midlands | 3 points
- Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 October Top Talent | North East | 4 points
Training places are included in your organisational membership – subject to availability and membership level. If you have any questions or would like further information, please email the training team.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to feel inspired, connected, and equipped to deal with whatever the future holds. There’s a terrific range of presenters but the people you sit next to during the day and at the evening gala dinner will be just as helpful.
Events
Member-only meetings
Meet people for catching-up, problem sharing (and solving) and great networking.
- Wednesday 29 May: Northern Ireland Public Sector ICT Conference [invitation-only]
- Wednesday 31 April: Members’ Connection Hour – make sure you keep getting the best and most from your membership
- Monday 3 June: virtual meeting for East
- Friday 7 June: The Magic of Mentoring (programme launch session)
- Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 June: President’s Conference 2024 in Birmingham
- Thursday 10 October: Sustainable and Innovative Places in London
Free webinars and meetings hosted by Socitm
- Wednesday 26 June An easy way to manage the report it, apply for it, book and pay for it process
- Wednesday 4 July: How to stop lateral movement and ransomware attacks…
Free webinars and events hosted by partners and others
- Wednesday 5 June: Microsoft LocalGov Innovation and Collaboration Forum
- Friday 10 June Barnet Climate Action Month Launch Event [London]
- Tuesday 11 June The Many Faces of Responsible AI
- Tuesday 18 June Cambridge Ahead Young Advisory Committee Future of Work Workshop
- Thursday 20 June: AI in the public sector: Improve productivity, efficiency and outcomes for your staff, citizens, and patients [Birmingham]
- Monday 24 June Neath Port Talbot Council: What does good look like?
- Tuesday 25 June: South West Connect Conference [Exeter]
Bringing together up to date digital, data and clinical policy updates alongside health and social care case studies. - Wednesday 10 to Friday 12 July Smart Places & Smart Communities 2024
- Tuesday 24 to Wednesday 25 September: DigiGov Expo [London]
Missed a webinar? Past recordings are available to watch in the resource hub.
Webinars are open to anyone in the public sector, membership is not necessary, so please do share them with your network.
Come and say hello
- Tuesday 24 September: DigiGov Expo [London]
Join Nadira Hussain, President Mark Lumley and Sam Smith- Nadira is chairing the Citizen Experience stream. In which, at 15:25, Mark (Director of ICT and Digital at London Borough of Hounslow) is a panellist on Data-Driven Collaboration: Transforming governance through strategic partnerships and enhanced data sharing
- Sam is a panellist in the GovICT stream at 15:10 for Driving Transformation through an Effective Strategy: The pillars needed to achieve success
A few highlights from Government Business
The future of citizen-centric services in the UK public sector
A timely article (given this week’s webinar) about social value in procurement from Crown Commercial Service
Municipal vehicles: Wales’s journey to net zero
What happens when waste collection is completely managed by local authorities? ♻
Eight West Midlands-based local authorities have joined together to manage a local recycling plant, improving recycling and bringing down costs
A changing climate for long-term decision making
Joe Osborne at the Met Office is helping to provide organisations with the tools they need to manage weather and climate risks
Why councils should get statutory powers over economic development
Nigel Wilcock of the Institute of Economic Development argues for more statutory powers for councils
Thank you for reading (or scrolling) this far! Just one more thing…
Some interesting reading here from LOTI’s Eddie Copeland: 5 habits of innovative councils
Photo by Elliott Stallion on Unsplash