Agenda item

Report of the Chamberlain

The Sub-Committee considered a report of the Chamberlain on the Digital Declaration.

The report provided details of the national Government initiative and recommended that the City of London Corporation endorsed and formally signs up to. The report further informed Members that the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government had set up a £7.5m fund for local authorities to bid for to develop digital ways of working, citizen engagement and skills development. The Chamberlain explained that by signing up to the Digital Declaration the City of London Corporation would become a early of adopters of the national Scheme and would represent an organisation commitment to working.

The Chairman highlighted the opportunity for the City of London Corporation to connect the Digital Declaration with the Lord Mayor elects proposed Digital Skills Strategy. It was further expressed by the Chairman a change the name of the Sub-Committee was appropriate to incorporate digital services to better represent the breath of work Sub-Committee would be likely to scrutinise. Members expressed board support for this potential change of name but noted that it should not be connected to a change to the Sub-Committee’s Terms of Reference.

Resolved- that the Sub-Committee recommendation to the Policy and Resources Committee that City of London Corporation should sign up to the UK Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) Digital Declaration is agreed.