Discussion group: Driving down total cost of ownership: the regional partnership approach
Speakers: Peter Barton, Head of Web & Information Governance, Lincolnshire County Council & Stephen Cave, Director, Abacus e-Media

Lincolnshire County Council is working with Abacus e-Media on an innovative project which will make the functionality of the Council’s main website available to its partners - at greatly reduced cost. The Council’s partners will be able to benefit from powerful, flexible web sites which would normally be completely out of the reach of these smaller organisations. This round table discussion, led by Peter Barton who is the driving force behind the project, will look at the issues involved, the hurdles to be overcome and the benefits which can be realised by all parties. Abacus e-Media will discuss the architecture of the solution which is not only capable of driving multiple sites – as required by Lincolnshire – but which can also deliver individually-branded sites for its partners.