Issue - meetings

Cabinet RESOLVED:

(1)      To approve the business case for the Brent Technology Roadmap.

(2)      To agree that each subsequent scheme and, where appropriate each project, would be subject to regular status reports which would be submitted to the Strategic Director of Customer & Digital Services at the Customer and Digital Board and Capital Programme Board, in consultation with the Deputy Leader.

Councillor McLennan, Deputy Leader and Lead Member for Resources, introduced a report presenting a five year Capital Investment Programme for delivery of the Shared Technology Service Technology Roadmap within Brent for 2020-2025.

Members noted the key objectives supporting the investment business case which had been designed to ensure the Council’s IT systems and infrastructure remained reliable, resilient, secure and robust in order to enable the Council to continue operating efficiently and effectively.  Councillor McLennan highlighted the main categories covered within the Roadmap, which included datacentre and networking improvements, end user modernisation, cyber protection and service improvements with the total investment to be split between the three main authorities comprising the Shared Service and Brent’s contribution identified as £10.3m.

In support of the investment business case, Cabinet also noted the way in which the Roadmap had been aligned with the Council’s key strategic objectives and designed to positively impact on local residents and communities by supporting their access to local services.

Cabinet therefore RESOLVED:

(1)        To approve the business case for the Brent Technology Roadmap.

(2)        To agree that each subsequent scheme and, where appropriate each project, would be subject to regular status reports which would be submitted to the Strategic Director of Customer & Digital Services at the Customer and Digital Board and Capital Programme Board, in consultation with the Deputy Leader.