It is essential that the organisation upgrades
to Windows 10 before January 2020 to ensure all applications and
operating systems are fully supported by Microsoft and therefore
compliant with PSN standards.
The current operating system, Windows 7, needs to be removed from
the CBC network, which means either upgrading or replacing all
existing windows 7 devices. As the wider Transformation Programme
includes the rollout of new, mobile devices such as laptops and
tablets, the decision has been made to use the device rollout
project as a means to deliver the rollout of Windows 10.
The provision of new laptops and tablets supports the
Transformation Programme and its aims in providing staff across the
organisation, the technology they need to work in new ways.
The key objectives are to:
1.To ensure every desktop/laptop operating systems and applications
are fully supported prior to Jan 2020.
2.To ensure all new hardware is fully compliant with transformation
plan objectives
Information and background
The Council’s ambition to move to a more agile and flexible
work-force requires better, more flexible technology solutions
including the user devices. Traditionally laptops have been the
flexible solution to fixed desktops as they are designed to be
mobile. However, technologically there are now other more flexible
devices that offer greater options for an agile workforce; smart
phones, tablets and hybrid 2-in-1 devices that offer both laptop
and tablet capabilities.
The 2-in-1 device is designed to be as portable as a tablet,
offering touch screen, 4G connectivity and optional stylus devices,
while having a ‘fold away’ keyboard and the usual
connectivity ports of a laptop; they can be used in the field, on
the go, as effectively as in the office. These devices are based on
the latest technology specifications and therefore offer a longer
working life cycle over the current specification of traditional
laptops, typically 1 – 2 years longer. While the 2-in-1
offers greater flexibility and are “future proofed” for
the needs of the Council in terms of an agile and flexible
work-force, the trade-off is cost; these devices are more expensive
than traditional laptops.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 29/04/2019
Decision due: 5 Apr 2019 by Head of Digitial & Transformation
Contact: Simon Jones, Head of Digital and Transformation 07770 77008 - Email: simon.jones@crawley.gov.uk Email: simon.jones@crawley.gov.uk.