About

The Socitm Spring Conference, which has been running for 28 years, returns with the aim of supporting over 150 technology and business leaders from local public services to ‘open-up digital’.

Against a backdrop of further budget cuts and continued debate over the development of a common platform for local ICT, the successful application of new ideas and best practice is crucial. How can councils, the NHS, emergency services and third sector bodies ensure they capture the political capital, technical skills and appetite for collaboration, so vital to implementing digital initiatives?

Key issues to be discussed will include:

• Local public services as a platform: a local GDS, collaboration across regions or a different way forward?
• Network security: what will follow the PSN and N3?
• Delivering health and social care reform: how can we ensure local public services are integrated?
• Workforce development: how can the public sector develop and maintain skilled, multi-agency digital teams?
• The role of leadership: how are political influences shaping the drive to go digital?

Date and Venue:

This year's Socitm Spring Conference takes place on Thursday 23rd April at ETC Venues, Dexter House, 2 Royal Mint Ct, London, EC3N 4QN.

Confimed Speakers:

• Philip Virgo, Vice Chairman (Policy), Conservative Tech Forum
• John Jackson, Chief Information Officer (CIO), London Borough of Camden
• Inderjit Singh, Head of Enterprise Architecture, NHS England
• Peter Wells, Project Lead, Labour Digital Government Review & Engagement Lead, Open Addresses
• Sarah Jennings, Head of Strategic Engagement & Stakeholders, Department for Work and Pensions
• Rob Kenyon, Chief Officer, Health Partnerships, Leeds City Council
• Bryan Glick, Editor in chief, Computer Weekly
• Eddie Copeland, Head of the Technology Policy Unit, Policy Exchange
• Mark Thompson, Group Strategy Director, Methods & University Senior Lecturer in Information Systems, Cambridge Judge Business School
• Lucy Knight, Co-founder, Open Data Institute Devon & Policy/Strategy Officer, Devon County Council
• Uros Strel Lencic, Lead UX Designer, Digital Catapult

Registration and Invoicing:

Please register by using the link at the top of the page. The Conference is open to everyone so please feel free to share details with colleagues. You will receive an invoice shortly after the event, unless you select to pay by credit or debit card in which case the payment will be taken immediately and a receipt sent to you. For details of cost please follow the "Register Now" link at the top of the page.  

Sponsorship and Exhibition Opportunities:

There are a number of exhibition and sponsorship opportunities available - these can be tailored to meet your organisation's needs - please click here for details.

Socitm Membership

• Joining Socitm is about participating in a community of professionals, who enjoy a wide range of shared interests and common objectives, and who are committed to supporting and enabling the efficient delivery of citizen-focused public services.
• Members include leaders and managers in the design and delivery of digital and IT-enabled services for public benefit.
• There are a range of membership categories and options that will fit with specific career and organisational objectives, as well as specific opportunities for personal and professional development.
• To find out more about becoming a Socitm member, please click here.

Certification

• Dods is a registered Continuing Professional Development provider. For more information on the CPD, please click here.