Issue - meetings

(i)            to agree to the development and provision of Digital Innovation Services as described in the Full Business Case attached at Appendix 1 of the report;

(ii)          to approve the expenditure for the provision of Digital Innovation Services as outlined in Appendix 1 of the report;

(iii)         to make the Direction at Appendix 3 of the report to Aberdeen City Council and instruct the Chief Officer to issue the Direction to Aberdeen City Council;

(iv)         to note the Outline Business Case in respect of Technology Enabled Care (TEC) at Appendix 2 of the report;

(v)          to instruct the Chief Operating Officer to report back within 9 months with a Full Business Case in respect of Technology Enabled Care and to seek external funding opportunities, including with the Scottish Government, to support the delivery of a Full Business Case.

The Board had before it a report prepared by the Transformation Programme Manager seeking approval for the investment of Digital Innovation Services and instructing the Chief Operating Officer to develop a full business case for investment in Technology Enabled Care.  The Chief Operating Officer introduced the team that had worked on the programme, who proceeded to introduce the report and respond to questions from Members.

The report recommended:-

that the Board:

(a)          agree to the development and provision of Digital Innovation Services as described in the Full Business Case attached at Appendix 1 of the report;

(b)          approve the expenditure for the provision of Digital Innovation Services as outlined in Appendix 1 of the report;

(c)          make the Direction at Appendix 3 of the report to Aberdeen City Council and instruct the Chief Officer to issue the Direction to Aberdeen City Council;

(d)          note the Outline Business Case in respect of Technology Enabled Care (TEC) at Appendix 2 of the report; and

(e)          instruct the Chief Operating Officer to report back within nine months with a Full Business Case in respect of Technology Enabled Care and to seek external funding opportunities, including with the Scottish Government, to support the delivery of a Full Business Case.

The Board resolved:-

to agree the recommendations.