Agenda item

Presentation from the Chief Operating Officer.

The Committee received a presentation of the Chief Operating Officer concerning the IT Business Plan, Medium Term Priorities which was revised as a discussion item.

A Member asked what was needed for efficiencies and savings to be made for cyber security. The Chief Operating Officer commented that two to three roles would be required and at present the department was progressing to employ a Head of Transformation and Improvement, as well as a Continuous Improvement Specialist which would upskill City of London Corporation staff to deliver improvements and facilitate rapid improvement events.

In response to a question raised by a Member, the Chief Operating Officer informed the Committee that at present, there was still several legacy applications which the Corporation used with access databases being an on-going issue. However, the greatest area of challenge was with those departments who did not have suitable software to manage their business. The Chief Operating Officer noted there was excellent areas of the Corporation which were excellent and completely onboard with technology with investment being maximised providing exceptional services.

RESOLVED – That, the presentation be noted.