Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Citizen Focus.

The report outlines how the Council is developing its ambitions for the next phase of our digital journey, including an overview of our priorities for the year ahead and how we intend to approach develop an inclusive, robust and ambitious digital strategy.

The Cabinet are asked to:

·         Note the report and the updates provided within it;

·         Comment upon the strategy pillars within section 3, 4 and appendix 1, including any feedback for consideration, and the planned next steps;

Officer Contacts: Holly Rae, Craig Hughes or Adrian Davies on telephone number 07800 617 550 or alternatively email on holly.rae@stockport.gov.uk / craig.hughes@stockport.gov.uk / adrian.davies@stockport.gov.uk

The Cabinet Member for Citizen Focus (Councillor David Sedgwick) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) outlining how the Council was developing its ambitions for the next phase of its digital journey, including an overview of its priorities for the year ahead and how it intended to approach develop an inclusive, robust and ambitious digital strategy.

RESOLVED – That the draft ‘Radically Digital Stockport’ strategy document and the updates provided within it including the planned next steps be endorsed and approved.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director (Corporate and Support Services) and Deputy Chief Executive

The report outlines how the Council is developing its ambitions for the next phase of our digital journey, including an overview of our priorities for the year ahead and how we intend to approach develop an inclusive, robust and ambitious digital strategy.

The Scrutiny Committee is recommended to comment on and note the report.

Officer Contacts: Holly Rae, Craig Hughes or Adrian Davies on telephone number 07800 617 550 or alternatively email on holly.rae@stockport.gov.uk / craig.hughes@stockport.gov.uk / adrian.davies@stockport.gov.uk

The Corporate Director (Corporate & Support Services) and Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) outlining how the Council was developing its ambitions for the next phase of its digital journey, including an overview of its priorities for the year ahead and how the Council intended to develop an inclusive, robust and ambitious digital strategy.

The Cabinet Member for Citizen Focus & Engagement (Councillor David Sedgwick) attended the meeting to respond to questions from the Scrutiny Committee.

The following comments were made/issues raised:-

• The growth of Stockport Jobs Match, with 55,000 jobs advertised since August 2021 and 1,500 new jobseekers registered in November, required a measurement of how effective it had been and what it had achieved.
• With regard to the proposal to establish a pilot for Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in the early part of this year, a request was made for more information on the aims and budget for the pilot, and the technology that was being used.
• The work on digital literacy needed to be considered alongside work on general literacy levels so that people who were illiterate were not disadvantaged in accessing services.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.