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GovDelivery UK to Host Annual Government Digital Communications Conference in London on November 15, 2012

GovDelivery

12.11.2012 13:15

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Public Sector Employees Gather to Share Innovative Best Practices in Utilising
Digital Communications to Deliver Real Savings and Improve Public Service

LONDON, 2012-11-12 13:15 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Communicators and technologists from across government will convene on November
15, 2012 to exchange best practices in digital communications, new technologies
and channel shift. The free event, titled ´Delivering Real Value to the Public
Through Effective Use of Digital Communications, ´ is hosted by GovDelivery, the
leading provider of public sector digital communications solutions, and will be
held at the National Audit Office in London Victoria. The conference brings
together government employees and contractors to learn and discuss concrete
steps public sector organisations can take to engage UK residents and drive
down costs by achieving channel shift.

To register for this year´s event, visit http://bit.ly/CommsValue_pr. The event
can also be followed on Twitter with the hashtag #GovD12 or watch a live stream
at www.govdeliveryconference.com.

Keynote speaker, Dr. Sally Howes, Director of Information Technology at the
National Audit Office, will discuss recent developments and innovations in
government online services. Dr. Jonathan Carr-West, Director of Policy, LGiU,
will share his latest research on statutory notice publications, and Dr. Gerald
Power, Partner, Trapeze Transformation, will talk about how public sector
organizations can actually begin realising channel shift savings. Additional
speakers include Andy Snow, Digital Development Manager, Medicines & Healthcare
Products Regulatory Agency and Alan Ferguson, Web Manager, Central Bedfordshire
Council, who will both share strategies and tactics that they are using to
channel shift goals and increase online engagement with the public.

´Government entities are being tasked to deliver more transactions online and
implement channel shift initiatives, and the work we´ve done with dozens of UK
government organisations to maximise direct connections with the public has
been proven to help clients realise the savings if done so effectively, ´ said
Dave Worsell, Director of Government Solutions, GovDelivery. ´This event is
designed to highlight government success stories and be a platform for public
sector employees to discuss ways to effectively leverage all forms of digital
media to reach and engage the public in order to capture this transformative
opportunity.´

Confirmed speakers include:

  -- Dr. Sally Howes, Director of Information Technology, National Audit Office