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Elected Member Update, June 2011

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Elected Member Update, June 2011
Welcome to the quarterly IS Elected Member Update. This has been designed to keep you informed of key developments and topical issues that will be relevant to you in your role as an Elected Member. <
Events
Creating Smarter Cities 2011, 30 June-1 July 2011, Edinburgh
Creating Smarter Cities 2011 sets out to understand the experiences of municipalities that have signed up to the smart city agenda by studying the efforts made to create a smart people-based innovation network between cities and research centres. Speakers from the Amsterdam Innovation Motor, the cities of Manchester and Edinburgh; IBM, Microsoft and CapGemini; Edinburgh Napier University, Aristotle University, the Free University of Amsterdam, City University of New York, Karlstad University, MEMORI, TU Wien, Turin Polytechnic, and Manchester University; the EU, Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Government, will look at how cities and research centres can be smart in delivering electronic services to citizens, and explore what are the high-level issues emerging and the way ahead for cities in Europe.

 
IS Update
IS/Accounts Commission seminar on member-officer relations
The IS and Accounts Commission hosted an Elected Member seminar in March following the publication of the Accounts Commission report 'Roles and working relationships: are you getting it right?'. Materials now available.
CPD Framework for Elected Members in Scottish local government
Nine councils have now signed up to the CPD Framework since its launch in September 2010. We are in discussion with a further 14 councils about adoption of the framework. Further information is available on our website.
Scottish local government welcomes Christie Commission findings
COSLA says recommendations on public service reform are "a journey that local government is both willing and able to travel".
Eleven councils live on Tellmescotland.gov.uk
A third of councils are now publishing their public notices on Scotland's national public information notices portal, with a further ten in the pipeline.
Members' Portal launches in Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway Council has become the second Scottish authority to adopt the online platform to help councillors manage their caseloads.
Hot Topics
The obesity time bomb: why it's everyone's business - an Elected Member Briefing Note
Produced in partnership with NHS Health Scotland, this briefing note aims to provide councillors with some background to the complex problem of obesity and highlight why the council has such a fundamental role in addressing it.
Elected Member Briefing Note No. 8: The outcomes challenge
This briefing note looks at the outcomes approach to public services - why councillors should be concerned with outcomes, the challenges of the new approach and how councillors can keep focused on outcomes when making decisions that affect their communities.
Request for case studies
We’re putting together a series of case studies that highlight the issues and challenges facing elected members. You can find out how to get involved here.
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