Welcome to the NWeGG Members News page.

We are always keen to hear good news stories from around the region.

Or alternatively you can send it to admin@nwegg.org.uk and we will add it for you.

Highlights:

Have you heard about Ocean?19th Aug 08
This is the programme that, amoungst other things, is going to replace the Government Secure Intranet (GSi).

New Gov Connect website19th Aug 08
GC has upgraded its website and by all accounts it looks better and contains some useful information. See www.govconnect.gov.uk

BPI-PPM questionnaire8th Aug 08
What to understand better the relationship between BPI and project & programme management? Read on....

Roles and Responsibilities in the Local Performance Framework5th Aug 08
This document from CLG provides an overview of what councils, Local Strategic Partnerships, Government Offices, Inspectorates and central government departments will be doing to implement the new local performance framework following sign-off of Local Area Agreements in June 2008.

Consultation on CAA Framework5th Aug 08
Comprehensive Area Assessment

ESD Toolkit – Reporting on NI1795th Aug 08
It is intended to hold a focused meeting of a small number of authorities (up to 6) to discuss modifying the existing esd-toolkit, AES template in favour of a template to meet the needs of NI179 reporting and to support those authorities, who may find it beneficial, to retain a record of the underlying data and calculations for internal / external scrutiny.

Show us a Better Way - Win a Macbook Air!28th Jul 08
The UK Government wants to hear your ideas for new products that could improve the way public information is communicated.

Transformational Government Annual Report28th Jul 08
The Government launched its second report on Transformational Government – our progress in 2007 showing where Government has made progress towards designing and delivering public services around the needs of the citizen.

NI14 online conference - share your stories28th Jul 08
The IDeA will be capturing the learning in a conference proceedings report, to be published on IDeA Knowledge. Moving forward, your contributions will shape the development and future guidance on NI14. The more examples of practical issues, ideas and innovation, the better the sector leads its own development. Share your story.

Manchester road pricing regulator appointed25th Jul 08
An independent regulator will be appointed to ensure any future changes to the cost of Great Manchester’s congestion charging scheme are publicly scrutinized.

12 council 'trailblazers' to offer homes and jobs advice11th Jul 08
Advice on training, employment and childcare are just some of the extra services that will be on offer to people when they discuss their housing options with their local authority said Housing Minister Caroline Flint today as she announced the winners of the first of two programmes of 'trailblazers'. The twelve trailblazers will offer a greater range of advice to people looking for housing, with some moving towards a 'one stop shop' approach of personalised advice and links to employment opportunities and training.

National Indicator 14 Guidance Document9th Jul 08
This guidance document has been jointly developed in partnership with local authorities, Cabinet Office, Communities and Local Government and the Improvement and Development Agency.

Data Handling Procedures in Government9th Jul 08
The final report on data handling procedures across government has been published. The report sets out how Government is improving its arrangements around information and data security, by putting in place core protective measures, getting the working culture right, improving accountability and scrutiny of performance.

Local Priorities Website & local area agreements9th Jul 08
This website aims to show you what the priorities are in your area and also where you can get more information about those local priorities

Sixteen new fire stations for Cumbria, Lancashire and Merseyside9th Jul 08
A £66.4million investment to build 16 new fire stations in the North West has been confirmed by Communities and Local Government.

Wikinomics10th Jun 08
If you drift by Waterstones, Amazon or WHSmith at the moment you'll see that a book called Wikinomics is top of the best seller list. If you have a role in community engagement or simply want to understand better how the internet is evolving as a way or working and communicating, then this is required reading.

The Information Commissioner's Office9th Jun 08
Link to The Information Commissioner's Office website

Cheshire & Warrington Information Consortium (CWHIC) Information Sharing Toolkit Launch9th Jun 08
This toolkit is a product of the CWHIC Information Sharing Programme. The Information Sharing Toolkit is now available for all to access, use or share with others free of charge.

Strong data protection rules are needed to prevent the emergence of a surveillance society4th Jun 08
Surveillance technology is developing with breath-taking speed. This creates new instruments in the struggle against terrorism and organised crime, but also raises fundamental questions on the right to privacy for everyone.

Fujitsu withdraw from NHS National Programme for IT29th May 08
Fujitsu, who were contracted to deliver the south of england's single electronic records system as part of NPFiT has withdrawn from the contract after contract negotations failed to resolve a way forwards.

Survey shows growing importance of Information Security managers27th May 08
The role of information security managers is rapidly changing to focus on business needs instead of technology, according to a recent survey of more than 1,400 Certified Information Security Managers (CISMs) in 83 countries by ISACA, an association of more than 75,000 IT governance professionals worldwide

Southwark transforms customer service of its housing using gazetteer system27th May 08
A new system of unique identification codes for all 139,000 individual properties is powering an award winning customer service transformation project at the London Borough of Southwark.

Change happens23rd May 08
A very interesting quick video on youtube reflecting the magnitude of change underway in the world.

NWeGG NI14 workshop write up from March 200823rd May 08
This output of the NI14 workshop in March 2008 has been added to the Customer Service Managers area under the NI14 Category.

Joining up ICT across boundaries and in new unitary areas22nd May 08
Kable produced an interesting article this week on the pace of joined up ICT in Shropshire called "Shropshire plans single infrastructure this year".

Online customer journey mapping guidance22nd Apr 08
As you know, the Service Transformation Agreement (STA) sets out the importance of having a real evidence-based understanding of the behaviours and needs of the people we are trying to reach, as a pre-requisite of good service design and delivery. As part of the strategy to support this, the STA outlines the role of the Customer Insight Forum (the group of Heads of Insight across government) and its plans to publish ahead of the CSR, frameworks and guidelines aimed at improving the application of insight.

Presentation from Sue Vowler of Project Angels Ltd on 'Project Offices'22nd Apr 08
Find out about the benefits of running a project office and how.

Government Connect infrastructure22nd Apr 08
A report has been released to advise you of the important changes to the GC Programme and their plans for the GC infrastructure over the next three years

Performance Management Framework3rd Apr 08
The Performance Management Framework for publicly funded contact centres released by the Contact Council.

Technical guidance on the National Indicators26th Mar 08
This is the first set of technical guidance on the National Indicators that have been released by CLG.

Delivering Efficiency: Understanding the Cost of Local Government Services26th Mar 08
This report released by CLG supports the drive for improvement and efficiencies through business transformation. It provides advice and guidance on the costing of work activities, as commonly required as part of process improvement and channel migration initiatives.

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