I’m really excited and happy today as I am now officially the councils Digital Communications Manager (Strategic Lead) which has a range of responsibilities including the management of the corporate website and intranet, so in a way I’m also the corporate web manager.
The purpose of the post is to support the Council to develop strategies and deliver innovative solutions for the effective deployment of new technologies to engage and involve citizens and encourage greater democratic and community participation.
The role itself is based within Corporate Communications which means I have now formally left corporate ICT, although still very much have a role in informing and influencing the strategic direction of the web channel and I’m probably considered even more of a geek by my communications colleagues 🙂
The post has a number of opportunities and challenges which I’m already starting to get my teeth into and what is even better is I won’t be alone, I’m managing a team of 6 web colleagues who now form the Web and Digital Communications Team, which is a consolidation of directorate and corporate web development teams (exception being the main ICT web team).
The three main priorities for the team are:
- Corporate Website
- Intranet
- Business Application of Social Media (this also includes training and awareness of staff and members)
- Digital Engagement and Participation
- Open and Linked Data
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Hey Carl
Congratulations 🙂
Really looking forward to seeing how the foundations and added value areas develop – two really smart choices to focus on. Definitely interesting as well to see how the two can fit together – data enabling participation – and participative creation and curation of data to impact services – as well as having the two as valuable and independent tracks of activity.
Thanks Tim,
We have much to learn and explore with the two added value areas and I’m looking to feed as much “learning from outside” into discussions which have so far really helped…The best bit is that there is no sales job to do, all of the areas are recognised and acknowledged as areas to develop and progress, so it is refreshing to move away from the why are we doing this (although still worth asking ourselves of course) to the how are we going to add value.
Congratulations Carl!
Really pleased for you and think this is great for Devon 🙂
Looking forward to the Project Beta blog and seeing how you develop things down there!
Thanks Sarah,
I’m looking forward to sharing stuff and getting the team involved in the wider discussion 🙂
Congratulations Carl, that’s really great news – you are definitely a ‘force for the good’. Best wishes, mark
Thanks Mark
Very cool my man – good luck!
Thanks Dom, much appreciated
Well done buddy, couldn’t think of a better person to do the job! Looking forward to the blog!
Thanks, much appreciated
Excellent news 🙂 Congratulations!! I’m glad things have worked out for you.
Thanks Michele
Congratulations Carl, brilliant news – look forward to hearing more as time progresses 🙂
Thanks Fiona