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Birmingham City Council provides services to the most populated local authority in the UK. The authority’s 120 councillors deliver services to over a million residents in 40 wards. Birmingham City Council became a metropolitan authority in 1974.
IT Leader: Steve Glaze, Head of ICS
Reporting line: Report to strategic director of corporate resources
Board level seat: No
IT budget: £50m for year 2011/2012
IT estate and or number of log on accounts under the control of the IT leader: 20,000 user accounts
Level of the workforce that relies on technology to carry out their tasks: 70 per cent
IT staff currently employed: None. All of our ICT is provided through an exclusive agreement with Service Birmingham.
Split between in-house/outsourced staff: All of our ICT is provided through an exclusive agreement with Service Birmingham
Primary technology platforms at the organisation: SAP ERP
Strategic aim of the CIO and IT operations for the next financial year: Maintain/improve service levels at a lower cost
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Up to 200 HP staff could lose their jobs under the government’s plans to offshore work to India, prompting the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union to warn of potential industrial action.
Up to 100 technical jobs could be sent to India
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Public sector IT managers' organisation also appoints new president
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UK’s largest council also demands price cuts from suppliers
Birmingham City Council plans to increase outsourcing and expand its shared services efforts to save £300 million a year over the next three years, in response to the government’s Spending Review.
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