Presentation on the importance of professional development for public sector IT professionals and what Socitm is doing to promote and support this. Presented to the annual conference of the public sector IT management organisation, Socitm, on 11 October 2010

1. Socitm and the public sector IT
professional
Rose Crozier
Belfast City Council
11 October 2010

2. Perception is king!

3. Context
Surviving in an increasingly difficult
environment (or perhaps being the
lifeboat)?
Does IT Professionalism matter?
What can Socitm do to support your
cause?

4. Belfast Context
Serving 270k citizens
51 wards
9 out of 10 most socially deprived
wards in the region
Regional capital
Ultimately improving the lives of
the citizens and businesses we
are here to serve

5. It’s all about the
rate!

6. What has IT to offer?
Common infrastructures
Standardisation
Joint working/data sharing

7. The ICT Strategy -
The role for wider public sector,
local government and 3rd sector
Continued focus on transformation
Collaborative approach through
Local CIO Council and Local
Government Delivery Council
Support for PSN – ‘a network of
networks’
Emphasis on professionalism

8. What we also need from ICT
1. Engaging citizens in service design and
delivery (co-production).
2. Shifting power, devolving finance and
driving decision making down to the local
level.
3. Focusing more widely on joining-up
services across the local public and third
sectors.
CIPFA-SOLACE After the Downturn Dec 09

9. Focus on data and information handling
For improvement
and efficiency
For reforming
existing services
For joining up
services
For transformation
and innovation in
service creation
and design

10. Integration of the third sector
A supplier of services
A collaborative partner
An operational partner delivering
niche or specialised services to
disadvantaged groups

11. Understanding Transformation
Not just about technology, systems and
processes
It’s about …
People and Organisation
Change Management
Capability and capacity
Learning from significant failures

12. Why do we need to improve
public sector IT skills?
High levels of technology skills
already apparent
The challenge is to acquire
necessary business skills to lead on
transformation and change
programmes
The world of IT as we know is
rapidly changing

13. Transform
Thinking
Add value
Business as Usual

14. Essential New skills for IT
Change Management
Programme Management
Delivering projects in complex
environments
Negotiation skills
Strong advocacy/leadership skills

15. The importance of the CIO
role in the public sector
Transformation of the role of CIO :–
Strategic support
Leadership
Partnership

16. Socitm is delivering
•New membership structure
•Linkage to SFIA
•ASPIRE for all members
•New Web skills framework
•On line CPD management
•Mentoring
•Facilitating networking and collaboration
www.socitm.net

17. What else is there?
What does IT professionalism mean
to you?
What would your priority be for
professional development?

18. Thank you for listening
and participating!