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Innovating ICT for the emergency services

Wednesday 24 November 2010Inmarsat, London

Speakers include:

David Chan, director, Centre for Information Leadership, City University LondonProfessor Peter Cochrane, futurologist andcolumnist, silicon.comNeil Moore, head of ICT, Hampshire Fire and Rescue ServiceKath Start, workforce development director, South East Coast Ambulance ServiceCommander Ian Quinton, head of securityarchitecture and design, Olympic SecurityDirectorate

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PROGRAMME

08:45 Registration and coffee

09:30 Chair’s opening remarks

Jennifer Cole, head of emergency management, National Security and Resilience Department, Royal United Services Institute

09:45 Opening keynote: The future for ICT in the emergency services

Professor Peter Cochrane, futurologist and columnist, silicon.com

10:15 Session and speaker to be confirmed

10:45 MORNING COFFEE

11:10 STREAMED SESSIONS

Session 1: Contact, command and

control

Session 2: Information sharing and security

Sessions include:

Geographic information (GI) is vitally

important and has a number of applications

across the organisation. From physically

getting teams to incidents to planning

resource allocation, how can you use GI

smarter to deliver real benefits at the back

office and on the front line?

Nicola Smith, business information manager, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire

and Rescue Service

Sessions include:

Managing and sharing information securely in

partnership working is a challenge facing most

of the public sector, but the dangers of getting it

wrong are greater for emergency services.

Steve Brandwood, Programme Manager, Local

Government Improvement and

Development

12:30 LUNCH

13:30 PANEL: Leadership challenges

There are many challenges facing the emergency services: reduced resources, potential merged

forces, the need to share resources to work more effectively and efficiently to name but a few.

This session aims to offer guidance and advice on facing a number of business issues:

Speakers include:

David Chan, director, Centre for Information Leadership, City University London

Keith Start, workforce development director, South East Coast Ambulance Service

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14:00 PANEL: An Olympic challenge

2012 sees a massive challenge for the emergency services. How big a role will ICT play in

successfully protecting and co-ordinating a large, international audience? What will the ICT legacy

mean for emergency services post 2012? What are the lessons for regional bodies? And what

can be learnt for the future of emergency service delivery?

Speakers include:

Commander Ian Quinton, head of security architecture and design, Olympic Security

Directorate

14:45 AFTERNOON COFFEE

15:10 What can the G Cloud offer emergency services?

Cloud computing is a hot issue for IT departments these days. With the Cabinet Office developing

the G Cloud and App Store, how will the IT landscape change for emergency services? Will cloud

computing support your organisation and what would be the benefits and implications of moving

to the cloud?

Neil Moore, head of ICT, Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

15:45 Closing panel: Innovation to drive improvement: New technology or new ways to use it?

Necessity is the mother of invention. But can you achieve new ways of delivering services, or

indeed maintain high quality service provision, with existing systems? Do you need to invest to

save or can innovative thinking be the key to successfully saving lives? At a time of reduced

funding and resources, how can ICT help your organisation deliver the much needed services

demanded of it?

David Wall, professor of criminal justice and information technology, University of Leeds

Superintendent Sue Lampard, head of Operational Support Communications, Surrey Police

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