Digital Inclusion in Local Government
Councils across the country are under pressure to implement digital transformation to address challenges and meet increasing resident expectations against a backdrop of financial constraints from shrinking budgets and the subsequent effects of digital shortfalls.
This webinar will reflect on the challenges caused by the lack of digital inclusion in local government while putting the spotlight on cost efficiency opportunities, measuring what works on digital inclusion, and identifying where the need is greatest.
Host Antonio Hidalgo Landa, Chair of the Consultancy Specialist Group at BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT will be joined by experts in digital government inclusion and transformation to discuss first steps and the solutions available to support councils’ digital inclusion ambitions.
| 10.30 | Welcome & Event Overview Antonio Hidalgo Landa, BCS |
| 10.40 | Accessibility in procurement George Rhodes, Digital Accessibility Team Lead, University of Westminster |
| 10.50 | Bringing IT home - how Getech Is helping to bridge the digital divide Jason Tye, Professional Services Lead, Getech |
10.55 | Interactive Poll Multiple choice question presented to the audience |
| 11.00 | ChromeOS Flex - Powering access for all Lyndon Fraser, ChromeOS Specialist, Google |
| 11.15 | Bury Council's ChromeOS Digital Inclusion journey Pamela Czerniecka, Digital Inclusion and Engagement Officer, Bury Council |
| 11.20 | Interactive Poll Multiple choice question presented to the audience |
| 11.25 | Q&A session featuring today’s speakers plus interactive poll results |
Antonio Hidalgo-Landa
Since 2001, Antonio has cultivated a multifaceted career in consulting, IT, and digital transformation, merging technical prowess with business insight and a commitment to societal impact. With three postgraduate degrees and a wealth of industry experience, he has been a reliable advisor to global Pharma leaders, steering their supply chain digitalisation efforts since 2018.
George Rhodes
Digital accessibility regulations expert, company director, and contributor of many sector-wide resources to help improve accessibility in all areas. Current focuses are the European Accessibility Act, accessibility in IT procurement, and new options for 3D printed tactile maps.
Lyndon Fraser
Lyndon has been with Google for more than 10 years and has indepth knowledge of the trusted Chrome browser and the unmatched security that ChromeOS offers with zero recorded ransomware attacks.
Pamela Czerniecka
Working closely with local organisations, businesses and charities to promote all things digital to Bury residents, Pamela heads the Bury Works Digital for All campaign, which is about making digital skills and devices accessible to all people in today's tech dominated world.
Jason Tye
Jason Tye represents Getech's ChromeOS Enterprise Team. With Getech's extensive experience as a leading technology partner for the public sector, including local authorities and educational institutions across the UK, Jason is focused on addressing digital equity challenges.
For over 30 years, Getech has partnered with public sector, not-for-profit, enterprise and education customers to help them navigate the complexities of digital transformation, but ensuring that organisations have the tools they need to communicate, collaborate and perform is only part of any sustainable IT solution. We recognise the growing digital divide in our communities, which has uncovered its own challenges for public sector organisations as more services move online.