‘The future of local government online: Delivering Service Improvement, Promoting Client Led Demand’

November 6, 2003

Thursday 20 November 2003Immarsat Conference Centre, London, EC1Keynote address: Phil Hope MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary, ODPM

E-government is vital for the future delivery of local services. Yet building a framework that can both deliver the best possible IT services is a complex process, demanding excellence in project management from local authorities as well as multi-partnership working among key local stakeholders.

One year on from the Government’s launch of the ‘National Strategy for Local e-Government’, this one-day conference – hosted by NLGN and supported by the ODPM – offers the opportunity to assess the progress made towards meeting the 2005 e-government deadline. In a keynote address to the conference, Local government minister, Phil Hope MP will highlight the range of support available to help local authorities meet their targets.

Conference plenary and seminar sessions include:The 2005 vision – IT to meet user’s needsCentral Government projects, e-Business Strategies and Local Government OnlineDemand driven, not supplier led: entrepreneurial models from the private sectorJoint e-procurementIntegrated approaches to the delivery of third age servicesData sharing and the framework for multi-agency environmentsSmartcardsPartnership for Delivery: separate sessions on crime reduction, education, health and integrated back-office working

Other speakers at the conference include:
John Blundell, Office of the e-Envoy, Cabinet Office; Dr Janice Morphet, Local e-Government Team, ODPM; John Thornton, Director of e-Government, IDeA; Glyn Evans, Chair, SOCITM Information Age Government Group & Head of e-Services, LB Camden; Martin Scarfe, Chair, National e-Procurement Project; Joyce Redfearn, Chief Executive, Gloucestershire CC; Alan Davies, LB Lewisham; Rob Wilson, Senior Research Associate, Newcastle University; Mike Coker, HEDRA; Paul McGahon, DfES; Graham France, Client Support Manager, Kingston-upon-Hull Council; Denbigh Cowley, RYOGENS Programme Director; Terry Dailey, LB Tower Hamlets; Nick Richmond-Smith, Surrey Pathfinder; and Warren Hatter, NLGN.

A full agenda for the conference can be found at www.nlgn.org.uk/conferences

For a free press place at the conference, contact Alison Payne on 020 7324 4341 or alison.payne@neilstewartassociates.co.uk

All NLGN enquiries to Ian Parker – 020 7357 0116 / 07947 640780

Notes: The New Local Government Network (NLGN) is an independent think-tank, seeking to transform public services, revitalise local political leadership and empower local communities.


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