Decision - Digital Data and Technology Investment

Brighton and Hove Policy & Resources Committee Decided 16 Mar 2023 for determination GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Policy & Resources Committee

Report author

Dan Snowdon

Published

16 Mar 2023

Reference

6910

As published

the council's own words, unedited

Proposal for Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) investment to included in the capital programme (2023/24-2026/27).

RESOLVED : That the Committee – (i) Noted the proposed essential investment of £ 16.640m identified in Appendix 2 over the period 2023/24 to 2026/27. (ii) Approved the investment of £ 6.170m for 2023/24 including increased capital resources of £ 2.670m . (iii) Noted reports will be presented to this committee in March each year to revise future year allocation requirements in line with other annual (rolling) capital programmes. (iv) Delegated authority to the Executive Director Governance, People & Resources to commence procurement activities, in consultation with PAB as appropriate, and award contracts for the supply of services in support of the DDaT Strategy and take other steps necessary to support the delivery of DDaT investments up to £ 16.640m including any future variation to the programme approved by the committee. (v) Approved the DDaT Strategy.

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The strategy sets out Brighton & Hove Council’s five-year ambition to use digital, data and technology to improve services and outcomes for customers. It prioritises addressing cyber-security, systems recovery, network, data and digital-platform risks before developing more advanced capabilities through coordinated corporate and service investment.

Recommendation

Adopt and implement the five-year DDaT strategy, continue investing in corporate DDaT resources and assets, develop service-level business cases, and establish the proposed DDaT governance framework to prioritise and oversee developments.

Financial impact

Indicative corporate DDaT investment of approximately £10.1 million to £21.1 million for the 2023-27 medium-term financial plan, with service-specific investment to be identified through directorate business planning.

Ward affected

city-wide

Stakeholders named

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Brighton & Hove residentsCustomers with complex needsCouncillorsCouncil staffCouncil services and directoratesIT&DigitalGPR teamsHealth, voluntary and community sector partnersLocal businesses

Next steps

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Maintain and develop corporate DDaT resources, platforms, assets and practices.
Address immediate risks including systems backup and restoration, cyber security, network and WiFi infrastructure, GDPR compliance and customer digital-platform functionality.
Develop directorate and service business plans identifying DDaT-enabled changes and business cases.
Establish the DDaT Implementation Board, portfolio groups, Digital Design Group and service-engagement arrangements.
Prioritise corporate and service developments and investments through the DDaT governance framework.

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