Tag: Tom Baker

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Chair's Review of 2012-13

I am not sure I should be delivering all of the review…perhaps just a quarter of it, as Tom Baker was Chair of the Partnership until December 2012 when he left Sunderland for Norfolk County Council.

New Chair

@PhilJackman is taking over the role of Partnership Chair, with Diane Downey as Vice Chair due to Tom Baker taking up a new role outside the area in December.

Chair's review 2011-2012

Chair’s Review of 2011-2012 (from the AGM) Tom Baker recalled that in his first year as Chair Partners had seen Significant budget cuts Emergence of new service delivery models and in-patch sharing of ICT services New government initiatives such as G-cloud and PSN Continued pressures of the austerity measures with associated budget reductions, staffing reductions and rapid building rationalisation programmes Changes in Partnership representation Further challenges posed by outsourcing of ICT operations Increased in-sourcing of curriculum networks and schools services to ICT Significant investment in parts of the region’s ICT communications infrastructure by telecoms operators leading to increased BDUK pressures Increased calls to enable access to corporate data and services on portable devices such as iPads and iPhones We also saw an increased recognition of the value of the role of the Partnership: Durham County Council and Northumberland County Council joining as full Partners from April 2012 Increased dialogue with the Cabinet Office and nationally through SOCITM Futures and the Local CIO Council Through the Partnership we jointly considered a wide range of subjects, including: Objective Topic Outcomes To develop new, and exploit existing, ICT infrastructure and applications.

New Chair for TWICT

At last week's AGM, Tom Baker, Head of IT at Sunderland City Council becameChair of TWICT, taking over from Roy Sheehan who had led the Partnership since 2007.

Chair's review 2009-2010

Lawrence Thompson left Newcastle City Council, Tom Baker was appointed at Sunderland City Council, Phil Jackman was appointed at Durham and Peter Gallon is retiring from Northumberland at the end of March.

Annual General Meeting

Tom Baker of Sunderland City Council ICT was appointed Chair, with Phil Jackman of Durham County Council ICT Vice Chair.

Annual General Meeting 2010

Partners representation was confirmed as: Gateshead - Roy Sheehan (Chair) Newcastle - Paul Featherstone North Tyneside - Barry Jackson (Vice Chair) South Tyneside - Gordon Ditchburn Sunderland - Tom Baker In addition to approving financial projections, budget, asset and risk registers, lead authority and support arrangements, financial regulations and standing orders, Partners considered the coming year's work programme.

Chair's review 2010 - 2011

Tom Baker initiated a vote of thanks to Roy Sheehan who had chaired the Partnership since taking over from Alan Holt in 2007.