CC2i

CC2i complements initiatives being developed by LCIOC and Socitm's Better Connected programme to unlock and enable cross-sector digital collaboration and to help digital SMEs overcome public sector procurement barriers. CC2i is based on the premise that many public sector organisations face similar challenges and therefore could benefit from the same technology, but are rarely in a position to design, commission and develop relevant solutions. Previous public sector partnerships have demonstrated that significant savings can be delivered when collaborating with others and successful collaboration can be more efficient and more effective than designing and developing alone. The CC2i platform has launched to enable effective digital collaboration across the UK; a mechanism to elicit co-funding, co-design and development across public sector to deliver better, more relevant and more sustainable digital products. This approach fully supports the Local CIO Council's aim to, ' support ICT-enabled local public services collaboration and partnership working '. It offers a wealth of opportunity to further high-quality digital transformation, in spite of budgetary constraints across UK public sector. Better Connected, Socitm's highly respected survey of council online performance, will this Autumn introduce on its website an index of local digital innovation that councils are willing to share with other public service organisations, a move that complements the CC2i initiative. Further details of the Index will be published soon. CC2i Founder Guy Giles says ;