Association of Local Government Information Management Incorporated
Greetings from New Zealand Greetings from New Zealand
About New Zealand About New Zealand Key Facts: • 4.26 million people • 40 million sheep • 85 Local Authorities
About My City About My City Palmerston North
About My City About My City
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NZ to Open an Embassy NZ to Open an Embassy
ALGIM’ ’s s Background Background ALGIM Mission Statement • To provide leadership to Local Government in Information Management and Information Processes. • To provide a voice for Local Government Information Management.
What is ALGIM? What is ALGIM? - 33 years (founded 1975) - Comprises membership from the 85 Councils - 9 Councils on Executive + Audit New Zealand - Member International Community (LOLA)
Key Issues Key Issues Being Faced by Local Govt Govt Being Faced by Local • Legislation Changes • Broadband in Rural Communities • Skills Retention • Shared Services • Local Govt System Replacements
National ICT Working Party National ICT Working Party • Central and Local Government joint committee to co-ordinate activities between sectors
LGOL LGOL • List Servs – 220,000 emails between Councils per month • Employment Link – all jobs now through one portal • Resource Library – information to share • What’s New – keeping Local Govt informed www.localgovt.co.nz
ALGIM Initiatives ALGIM Initiatives • Exchange Programmes • Professional Development • Opportunities for Members • Benchmarking e.g. ITC, Web Audit
Toolkits Toolkits • IM Toolkit • Customer Service Toolkit
Infobase Infobase • Register (database) of systems running in Local Government
Web Audit Web Audit • Audit of all Local Authorities
VMware Enterprise VMware Enterprise Agreement Agreement • Collaborating for pricing leverage • Access to common account management and training • Make VMW more accessible to smaller Councils • “All in” licensing lowers licensing overheads • Upfront pricing model gives high level of certainty for costs up to next 5 years
E2009 E2009 • Microsoft Software Licencing Negotiations
Shared After Hours Service Shared After Hours Service
Shared Services after hours
Shared Video Conferencing Shared Video Conferencing Facilities Facilities • New Concept
Seminars Seminars Web Symposium Records Management Customer Services
Induction Video Clip Induction Video Clip
LOLA LOLA
Association of Local Government Information Management Incorporated Thank You
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