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Wireless networking, thin client architectures or similar technologies to enable hot-desking, home working and mobile working

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Learning

In an effort to make “Learning” more focused on the specific needs of our membership, we have reviewed our course offerings and launched a completely new programme for the next 12 months. The new programme offers a wider range of course, at more locations, and with more detail provided on each, to help you judge better who to nominate for the course, and the likely benefits to be achieved from it.

Smart working - big savings

Flexible working is an opportunity to work differently, more effectively and leaner - and to make big savings by adopting a radically different approach. Achieving it across the organisation is a major leadership challenge. In short you need to think in a radically different way about how you work, then do it.

Technical specification and architecture

Ultimately, every local authority’s ambition to be efficient, effective and responsible requires an underpinning of appropriate, secure and resilient technologies. Getting the infrastructure right is essential to delivering quality services to customers, making best use of people and property resources, serving the green agenda and supporting the local development of the knowledge economy.

Mobile working technologies

"Wireless networking, thin client architectures or similar technologies to enable hot-desking, home working and mobile working." 

Council of the Future

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Home and mobile working strategy

Client name: 
Wyre Forest District Council
Wyre Forest District Council has a fully integrated strategy for rationalising Council office space, supporting home and mobile working and implementing Information Management best practice following a comprehensive review by Socitm Consulting. The Council’s primary consideration is moving to a single site operation, as the savings in real estate running costs will be considerable. With our support, the Council has a strategy that is executable around a single site, but which is adaptive if multiple sites are retained. Its implementation will realise significant efficiency gains for the Council and contribute to more effective delivery of customer services.

Real-time booking and mobile working

Client name: 
Scarborough Borough Council

The project issues
The Council needed to implement the programme for e-Government in respect of Real-Time Booking and Mobile Working for Priority Outcomes. The provision of ISU monies enabled the Council to free up internal resources by using Socitm Consulting to manage and monitor those projects.

Mobile working review

Client name: 
Office of Government Commerce
The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) has a comprehensive road map for implementing and developing home, flexible and mobile working following a Socitm Consulting review. The review advised on the most appropriate and future-proof technologies for implementing mobile, flexible and home working. This included a security review, in line with government guidelines, of OGC policy and requirements. The review highlights the importance of mobile working for government departments and enables OGC to realise significant efficiencies through implementing its recommendations.