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East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Hertfordshire County Council and West Lothian Community Health & Care Partnership have been named 2006 finalists for the prestigious Local Government IT Excellence Awards. Organised by Intellect, SOCITM and SOLACE, and now in their 11th year, the awards seek to highlight the use of best practice in local government and how IT has been used both effectively and innovatively to deliver Best Value public services. The awards are sponsored by Intellect member companies, Dell and Ericom. This year’s awards have received entries from a wide selection of Local Government projects. The Judging Panel met this week and selected three short listed entries. Announcement of the winner and presentation of awards will take place at the Socitm Annual Conference in Harrogate on 3 October 2006. Commenting, Charles Ward, Chief Operating Officer at Intellect and Chair of the Judging Panel, said: "This year’s finalists demonstrate the exceptional work we are seeing within Local Government, and they are outstanding examples of groundbreaking, well-managed and socially inclusive projects" Commenting, Ian Platt, Managing Director of Ericom Software, said: "The commitment to provide innovative solutions has been clearly demonstrated by the three named finalists. Ericom Software is proud to support this year’s IT Excellence Awards which encourages such innovative practice. We also welcome the opportunity to work with organisations on similar projects in the near future." Commenting, Barry Evans, Local Government Manager, Dell UK, said: “From Dell’s perspective, the finalists demonstrated that they had harnessed technology to fundamentally change the way they communicate and engage with the community. This is where the value of technology in local authorities can really be recognised – by making a difference in the life of citizens.” The short listed entries are (in alphabetical order): East Riding of Yorkshire Council – BEARS In a drive to improve customer access, usability and increase efficiency for the management of all events, facilities and activities, East Riding of Yorkshire Council embarked on an ambitious programme to adopt a standard delivery vehicle, named BEARS (Booking Events And Resource Systems). The programme also needed to address access by community based partners and facilitate the ‘exercise referral programme’ that will deliver a groundbreaking partnership between the primary care trust (PCT) and the East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Hertfordshire County Council – eAdmissions eAdmissions, a National Project led by Hertfordshire County Council is succeeding in delivering a new e-service. From September 2006, citizens in England will be able to apply for their child’s school place online. In 2005, 58% of Hertfordshire parents applied online proving this a popular service channel. eAdmissions is delivering a supportive and collaborative programme framework to assist each of the 150 local authority project teams, including coordinating issue and risk management, conducting research, providing recommendations for best practice, and facilitating experience sharing and supplier management. Most importantly, the Project has maintained excellent two-way communication throughout including the provision of implementation and marketing support help desks. West Lothian Community Health and Care Partnership – C-Me The C-me application was developed to improve the delivery of services to the children of West Lothian through the development of a shared information system between West Lothian Council Social Services, NHS Lothian, West Lothian Education Schools and Services, Lothian and Borders Police and the Scottish Children’s Reporters Office. C-me enables secure sharing of concerns and information electronically between all professionals providing children's services plus delivery of the components of electronic shared assessment. Within a clear framework of consent, C-me also facilitates integrated assessment by supporting and proving the concept of an electronic shared assessment.
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