Tag: Tom Baker
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Chair's Review of 2012-13I 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. |
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Chair's review 2011-2012Chair’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. |
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Chair's review 2009-2010Lawrence 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. |
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Chair's review 2010 - 2011Tom Baker initiated a vote of thanks to Roy Sheehan who had chaired the Partnership since taking over from Alan Holt in 2007. |