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Local Government Shared Services. Digital Continuity Conference 4 May 2010 #561849-v1. The Wellington region. History. 2008 – Regional Workshop on Shared Services Drivers: Fiscal constraints Community demands Reduce duplication Cost savings Technological opportunities
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Local Government Shared Services Digital Continuity Conference 4 May 2010 #561849-v1
History • 2008 – Regional Workshop on Shared Services • Drivers: • Fiscal constraints • Community demands • Reduce duplication • Cost savings • Technological opportunities • Increased efficiencies • Shared staff training and development • Rationalization of accommodation • Improved commercial bargaining power
2009/10 – certain areas had been identified for investigation • Waste management Aerial photography • Building consents Emergency management • Rural fire Procurement • Water/wastewater Accounting & financials • Parks maintenance Rates processing • Joint policy development Library facilities • Flood planning Information archiving
Archive Shared Services • Standards and standardisation • Regional digitisation bureau • Regional on-line portal • Shared off-site storage • Digital continuity
Acknowledge the elephant Work out what we do with it Identify which bit gets the first bite The real challenge