Steve Dale, Associate Consultant for the Knowledge & Learning Team, Improvement and Development Agency for local government (I&DeA).

The IDeA works for local government improvement so councils can serve people and places better, using experienced councillors and senior officers, known as peers, who support and challenge councils to improve themselves. With over 24 year’s achievement working in both public and private sectors on a range of knowledge and information management projects, Stephen is both an evangelist and practitioner in the application of learning and shared knowledge techniques through Web 2.0 technologies, Social Media applications and Communities of Practice. He specialises in Knowledge and Business Information Management, Web2.0, Social Networking Tools, Communities of Practice, to name but a few and has held top level appointments in blue chip companies and the public sector.

Stephen has worked with DWP, DIUS, Cabinet Office, DTI (now BERR), LSC, ONS, IDeA, London Deanery, Reuters and several local councils in developing strategic solutions for more effective decision making and knowledge sharing. He has recently developed a social networking/social media platform for support of communities of practice working across the local government sector as part of the drive for improved council services. Other significant projects include the setting up of a regulatory and standards body (the Information Authority) for the Further Education System and delivery of Europe’s largest enterprise search engine for the Dept. for Work and Pensions. .

1. Achieving consultation excellence - enhancing the power of GIS for improved public engagement.
The vast majority of public sector consultation is location specific. The ability to combine the power of mapping capabilities with your consultation processes can significantly improve the way you perform consultations, interact with and profile your consultees and report on representation activity – and in turn allows you to make more out of your GIS systems. Join this breakout session to learn how to: · gain additional benefits from your existing GIS technology investments · visualise the location of consultations and representations, within one system · spatially reference citizens to enhance decision and policy making.

2. Streamlining design processes and maximising creative output with ucreate and Adobe® InDesign®.
Find out how our latest integration can help you improve the way your publication and design functions work and respond faster to your organisation’s needs. ucreate now integrates seamlessly with Adobe InDesign to facilitate more bespoke design work, customized documentation design and help you streamline design processes. In addition you will hear how our integrations into Excel™ and other databases can speed up tabular design work via automated information update processes.

3. Maximising your IT investment – how to ensure the right systems are connected across your organisation.
Ensuring the right systems across your organisation are connected and can speak to each other is fundamental to successful IT operations and to overall organisational performance. Linking your Limehouse solution to systems such as your EDRMS, GIS, CRM and Performance Management system can significantly improve the way you work, the way information flows around your organisation and the way you deal with citizens. Attend this breakout session to hear about our latest integrations and the benefits of linking Limehouse across your organisation’s IT infrastructure to maximise your IT investment.