101011 SOCITM: Commissioning the third sector

101011 SOCITM: Commissioning the third sector

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  Miles Maier –Lasa, London ICT Champion Mark Walker – SCIP, South East ICT Champion SOCITM | Brighton | 11 October 2010 Commissioning the Third Sector Threat or Opportunity?
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  A champion for ICT in your region To enable third sector organisations to use ICT to: Be more efficient Be more effective Voice , representation, advocacy Signposting sources of help Strategic support Regional ICT Champions
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  Three national prioritiesBetter signposting to existing resources Training and support for use of social media Investigating models for IT support Regional networks and priorities Regional ICT Champions
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  Your concerns, experienceand current knowledge Barriers facing third sector Data security and operational issues ICT issues to consider when commissioning Differences with commercial contractors What works, what doesn’t and why? Commissioning the third sector
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  National priorities withlocal impact What does digital inclusion mean to you? Is there an opportunity to work with the third sector? Possible benefits? Issues to be addressed? SOCITM and Digital Inclusion
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  Appoint a localdigital champion Ensure digital exclusion is not a problem within host organisation Review extent of digital exclusion in your area Examine approaches taken by those in vanguard of digital inclusion Engage commercial partners where they can add value Sign up as a Race Online 2012 partner Develop a co-ordinated plan for tackling digital exclusion Set targets and monitor progress SOCITM: digital inclusion actions
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  What actions willyou be taking? Who leads this work in your organisation? What role could the third sector play? How do you engage with the third sector? Why/how/who/when? SOCITM: digital inclusion actions
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  Scale Fit forpurpose Local knowledge and depth of expertise Lower costs/efficiency Partnership Possible benefits
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  Scale Fitfor purpose? Tendering expertise Short term funding Core Costs vs Full Cost Recovery Issues facing third sector
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  www.ictchampions.org.uk : FAQs,signposts, local links www.ictknowledgebase.org.uk www.suppliersdirectory.org.uk NCVO: Policy, publications IT4Communities: Volunteers Media Trust: Community Media Signposts and eco-systems
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  Miles Maier LondonICT Champion ictchampion.lasa.org.uk/ [email_address] 020 7426 4496 Mark Walker South East ICT Champion www.seictchampion.org.uk mark.walker@ scip.org.uk @scipmark 01273 234049 www.slideshare.net/scipmark