Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendation.

Councillor Mullin introduced the Digital Strategy report which replaced the Council’s existing IT strategy.

                        The Chief Officer (Governance) explained that it was a different approach to the existing strategy as it sought to encompass all of the Council’s strategic aspirations for the IT service, the Council and the whole of the county.  It included strategic objectives relating to issues such as economic development and community development alongside objectives on IT service delivery.

                        An all Member workshop on the strategy was held on 16^th December 2016 and it was also considered at Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 12^th January 2017.  Both broadly supported the approach proposed within the strategy and gave helpful feedback on the critical factors needed to ensure a successful implementation.

                        An annual action plan would feed into the corporate resources strategy in order to build a clear strategic picture of demand versus capacity.  That in turn could then be debated at Programme Boards within the Council and appropriate resources allocations made at that time.

RESOLVED:

That the proposed digital strategy be adopted.