Introduction to Steve Mawn, Director of IT and Digital Transformation
Minutes:
The Strata Director introduced himself and Strata, the organisation.
The discussion between members and officers clarified the following points
· Strata had achieved 5.5 million in savings for the Partnership had been reached over a 7-year period as a compounded total.
· Prioritisation of workload is managed in partnership with the councils.
· Technology relating to Teignbridge homelessness strategy had been requested by Teignbridge Council and is under review
· Technology provided to one council can and should be provided to others as first choice to leverage savings
· The Business Plan is used to track savings provided by Strata
· Profits are sometimes redistributed to Strata by the three Councils to assist with the transformation agenda
· The in-development performance dashboard is used to monitor performance
· The move to the use of cloud technology is reliant on application rationalisation and will likely require a hybrid approach in the short to medium future
· The Technology used by Teignbridge Housing Department was purchased from a supplier.
· There is a need for closer working between the three councils. By introducing governance that helps the authorities work closer together the councils will be able to achieve more.