Issue - meetings

          The Board considered a report of the Operational Director ICT and Support Services, which sought approval for an ICT Rolling Capital Programme increase from £0.5m to £1.2m and the development of the Council’s digital strategy.

          As the Authority progressed towards a significant programmed service transformation, it was essential that the underpinning technology supported the delivery of the Re-Imagine Halton Transformation Programme and the ‘Customer Journey’ transformation project. The new proposed systems would benefit the authority as a whole by providing an automation platform that any service could access, allowing managers the opportunity to redesign their service delivery mechanisms and free up service capacity.

          RESOLVED: That

1)    the development of the Council’s digital strategy as set out in the report be noted;

2)    the proposal to fund this development by increasing the annual ICT rolling capital programme by £0.5m as outlined in paragraph 5.7, be agreed; and

3)    Council be recommended to increase the annual ICT rolling capital programme from £0.7m to £1.2m within the 2024/25 capital programme.