Intranet queries
Dear Portsmouth City Council,
Under the freedom of information act 2000, I’m writing to obtain the following information:
1) How many employees are working in the council ?
2) What is your annual IT budget ?
3) What is your annual Intranet budget ?
4) What is your current Intranet solution and how long has it been in use ?
5) Do you use Open Source applications, such as Drupal or Wordpress?
6) Who is responsible for managing your Intranet ?
7) Who is responsible for the procurement of your Intranet ?
8) Who is responsible for managing your IT Team ?
9) Do you use any other SaaS (Software as a service) applications ?
10) Who are your main software vendors ?
11) Do you use Azure / Amazon Web Services or Office365 ?
12) Do you have a digital workplace strategy?
Yours faithfully,
Joanna Tsonou
[1]logo_engInformation Governance
Community & Communications Services
Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth,
PO1 2AL
Telephone: 023 9268 8482
Reference: FOI2018/1159
Dear Ms Tsonou
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Thank you for your request for information received on 6^th August 2018.
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Yours sincerely
Natasha Downer
Corporate Information Governance Officer
Information Governance, Community & Communications Service
Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2AL
Telephone: 023 9268 8482
Our Ref: FOI2018/1159
Dear Joanna Tsonou
INFORMATION REQUEST – FOI2018/1159 - Intranet
Thank you for your request for information received on 6th August 2018,
which was considered under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
In accordance with the Act, Portsmouth City Council confirms it holds the
information.
YOUR REQUEST AND OUR RESPONSE:
1) How many employees are working in the council ?
Excluding schools - 3601 (as at 31st July 2018)
2) What is your annual IT budget ?
£3.5 million
3) What is your annual Intranet budget ?
We do not have a specific budget for the intranet. The intranet is managed
as part of the external council website.
4) What is your current Intranet solution and how long has it been in use
?
The intranet is built on Contensis.
5) Do you use Open Source applications, such as Drupal or Wordpress?
We do not use Open Source solutions for the intranet.
6) Who is responsible for managing your Intranet ?
The intranet is managed by the digital customer experience team.
7) Who is responsible for the procurement of your Intranet ?
There is no specific procurement for the intranet, as it is managed as
part of the external website. Overall procurement for web is managed by
the digital customer experience manager.
8) Who is responsible for managing your IT Team ?
Assistant Director of Contracts, Procurement and Commercial
9) Do you use any other SaaS (Software as a service) applications ?
Yes
10) Who are your main software vendors ?
Microsoft and Oracle
11) Do you use Azure / Amazon Web Services or Office365 ?
Not currently for the delivery of council services but the direction of
travel is towards Azure and Office365
12) Do you have a digital workplace strategy?
Yes, we do have a digital strategy
Under the Re- Use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015 (SI
2015/1415) the supplied information may not be re-used without obtaining
the permission of Portsmouth City Council.
I trust this concludes your request, however, you have the right to appeal
against this outcome or to complain about our treatment of your request.
If you wish to do so, please set out in writing your grounds of complaint
and send to the Corporate Information Governance Officer at Portsmouth
City Council, Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1
2AL, telephone 023 9268 8482, e-mail [1][email address].
Should you be dissatisfied with the outcome of the complaints decision you
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Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
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SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
[2]https://ico.org.uk
Yours sincerely
Helen Magri
Corporate Information Governance &
& Data Protection Officer
Portsmouth City Council
Civic Offices
Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
PO1 2BQ
T: 023 9268 8482
E: [3][email address]
E: [4][Portsmouth City Council request email]
[5]www.portsmouth.gov.uk
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