At a ceremony in Leicester on Monday (19th October), Adur and Worthing Councils digital team, lead by Director for Digital & Resources Paul Brewer, were announced winners of the SOCITM Digital Innovation Award 2015.  

SOCITM is the network and representative body for professionals delivering public services for the benefit of people and communities through the effective use of information and digital technology, across the whole public sector.

The Adur & Worthing Councils digital team were recognised for their ground-breaking work in introducing the latest digital technologies, to benefit their residents, members and staff.

The Council also received praise for creating a new citizen platform that means their services will be rapidly digitised over the next few years, including the Waste and Recycling and the  contact centre services.  All with a view to improving good customer service satisfaction and savings efficiencies.

The SOCITM Digital Innovation Award is testament to the Council's determination to innovate and provide great services for their residents.

Councillor Neil Parkin, Leader Adur District Counciladds;

“Paul Brewer and his team have been working for just over 18 months, in delivering innovative and cost effective digital services for Adur residents. 

This timely award is in recognition of the success of their work so far and of the innovative digital based services they will be able to provide in the near future. Such is the excellence and inventiveness of their work, I expect far more awards to follow in the future.”

Councillor Daniel Humphreys, Leader Worthing Borough Council says; “Worthing Borough Council’s digital team completely deserve to win this prestigious award.  Over the past 18 months I have witnessed the hard work that has gone it to introducing and developing new digital services which are already reaping rewards for residents and Worthing Borough Council staff alike. This great work is having a very positive effect on driving down operating costs and improving the services that we provide to the public. This ambitious work has all been driven by Paul Brewer and his team and it is right that they are being recognised not just in Worthing but all over the country.”