On 26 April 2022, Cabinet:-
(i) Noted the Digital City Programme Summary Report (“Delivering the Aspirations for a Digital Birmingham”) and the full Digital City Programme Report in Appendix A and B;
(ii) Approved the further development of the five themes and 11 underpinning projects, recognising that any additional funding requests will be subject to standard Council approval procedures;
(iii) Approved the creation of the digital city innovation team within the Digital and Customer Services directorate funded from the IT and Digital Services budget utilising existing Digital Birmingham capital reserve of £0.389m;
(iv) Approved the establishment of the Digital Board with reporting lines to the City Board as Appendix D to the report;
(v) Noted that funding for the Digital City Programme is covered by existing capital reserve with delegated approval for spend given to the Director, Digital & Customer Services in consultation with the Director of Council Management and the Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources;
(vi) Noted that any further spend beyond the existing capital reserve will require cabinet approval;
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