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Digital and service transformation: The experiences of senior leaders in local government

Executive summary At this virtual round table chaired by Gavin Muncaster, Director of Digital at Southampton City Council, a group of senior leaders from councils across the UK shared their views on a number of…

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Unit4’s end to on-prem announced

Unit4 has announced it will end support of its on-prem systems on 31st December 2024. This strategic shift in focus, prioritising cloud-based offerings and gradually phasing out support for its on-premises solutions is a response…

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Socitm Advisory delivers careers advice in community engagement session 

Delivery overview This week, colleagues from Socitm Advisory have been volunteering their time by coaching and mentoring Glasgow residents with pre-employability skills. The project being hosted by Clyde Gateway and FARE Scotland is part of…

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Socitm Advisory continues its work on a 4-year contract at Scottish City Council 

Leading transformation consultancy, Socitm Advisory, continues its work with a large City Council in Scotland this month, which started in the Spring this year, as part of a £1.3 million contract over four years, to…

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Artificial Intelligence (AI): what senior leaders in local government should know

Summary During a virtual roundtable, hosted by Socitm, Socitm Advisory and Faerfield, AI experts and senior local government leaders joined forces to consider what this rapidly changing environment means for the sector. In this paper…

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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): Bring the people along and the technology will follow

Technology supports people to do the things they should be doing, but to be successful you need the people in an organisation to be doing their roles well, otherwise, the technology will still be there,…

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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in Arms Length Bodies (ALBs): Is ‘do nothing’ still an option?

Many HR, finance, payroll and procurement systems currently in place in Arms Length Bodies (ALBs) are quickly running out of contracted support or are not fit for purpose in a modern world. If you are…

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CEO cycles 1,219 km in aid of Young Minds

The challenge Last month, our CEO, Tony Summers completed an epic cycling challenge riding 1,219 km (756 miles) across France. Alongside his eldest son, Sioni, he rode the 3-day Paris-Brest-Paris cycle ride, known as the…

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Adapting leadership in times of uncertainty

Times of uncertainty in any organisation can be difficult, but especially if you’re in a leadership position. Listen as two of our leadership experts give insight and information on practical ways you can lead in…

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