The following work programme was agreed at the March meeting
New Projects | Digital Inclusion | · Assist Digital Challenge with Programme Level ‘How To’ and ‘Lessons Learned’ · Develop a transferable ‘starter kit’ / ‘Digital Inclusion Strategy Template‘ · Pilot the Starter Kit · Develop a network of digital inclusion lead officers identified by each council · Assist with further Community Barcamps · Continue to be the conduit for Tyne and Wear Point Topic take up data |
| ICT Professionalism | · Facilitate SFIA training at SOCITM NE level and supporting agenda in Tyne and Wear · Possible new sub-group (of implementation leads) |
| Green IT | · Facilitate discussions between councils · Possible new sub-group |
| Ad hoc SOCITM NE support | · e.g. Salary Survey, SFIA training |
Carried over from Last Year | Publish locations and instructions for Touchdown Points | · Also Public Access PCs and hotdesk facilities |
| Share Data Centre Capacity | · Follow on from this years work, subject to agreeing the way forward and obtaining project management resources. |
Business as Usual | Work more closely with colleges and universities | |
| Develop a ‘who does what’ training matrix | |
| Participate in Codeworks and regional networks | |
| Monitor European opportunities | |
| Monitor developments with volunteering | |
| Sub-groups | |
| Report summary and analysis | |
| GovX online forums | |
| Revise Website | |