Bid number (for EG use) | |
Lead bidder | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Bill Howat - Chief Executive Council Offices Sandwick Road Stornoway HS1 2TU bhowat@cne-siar.gov.uk |
Brief description of the aims of the project | - To provide an efficient and novel method of remote working specifically for Social Work and Health Board staff in an isolated rural location.
- To provide a small-scale pilot which can be widely replicated across all types of rural authority.
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Clear description of what the EGF money would be used to buy | Purchase of IT equipment, space and training to enable the project to operate electronically from its inception. |
Partners to the project likely to commit resources | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Western Isles Health Board |
Names of other organisations with whom the project has been discussed (to assist the introductions process) | As above |
Evidence that suggested approach has been deployed successfully elsewhere | There is evidence from the commercial and public sectors that 'touchdown' office space, supported by high quality portable IT facilities can permit more effective remote working. |
Are there any restrictions to potential for enlargement of the project ( i.e. technology, number of partners etc) | No. This is an intentionally small-scale pilot which could be replicated anywhere. |
Benefits projected from the project | Savings of time, administrative costs, some economies of scale arising from joint working, benefits to local community of having workers based locally. |
Estimated financial projections | Total | 2005/6 | 2006/7 | 2007/8 | 2008/9 |
Overall project cost | | 90,000 | 25,000 | | |
Estimated projected benefits | | | 20,000 | 40,000 | 50,000 |
Is a pilot required - see guidance notes | This is a pilot project but no initial pilot phase is required. |
Additionally: why is EG funding required | Funding is required to enable the project to proceed. Although the infrastructure which will be used for collaboration forms part of another Comhairle project, the project itself will only be successful if sufficient IT and training resources are available. |
Is this project complementary in anyway to other EG work | The project aims confirm with the requirements of the Efficient Government guidance notes and with the Comhairle and Health Board's corporate objectives, especially in regard to local service provision and providing sustainable patterns of community life. |
Is "stage 2 development funding" requested? | As above |