Decision details

RESOLVED to note:

1)   The progress of the Digital Strategy, ICT Strategy, Target Operating Model (TOM) and Implementation Plan for Derbyshire County Council’s future ICT Service;

2)   That further development of the Strategies, TOM and Implementation Plan, an analysis of the council’s infrastructure to determine the upgrade costs and likely timeframe to move services from an ‘on-premise’ to a ‘cloud’ provision is ongoing, and will be the subject of further reporting;

3)   The analysis to date recommends a change to the future ICT Service’s leadership structure, and the establishment of a Chief Technology Officer, Director level leadership role, with overall responsibility for the council’s technical infrastructure, ICT service and the full costs of delivering them;

4)   The recruitment of a Chief Technology Officer, Director level role, and supporting Assistant Director and Heads of Service level capacity and capability, will allow the council to replace the stabilisation leadership currently provided by SOCITM Advisory; and

5)   The implications to the change in ICT Service’s leadership structure will be the subject of a recommendation to the Head of Paid Service, so that approval can be sought from Council for the Chief Technology Officer, Director level salary, and recruitment to the structure can begin.