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Insights from the National Planning Conference

Taking to the stage at the National Planning Conference 2023, we’ve been immersed in all things planning - read some of the highlights.

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Consultation on implementation of plan-making reforms - Objective's response

Objective supports the vision for the future of local plans - to be more accessible, comprehensible and user-centric.

Product Insights

Enhancing Consultation Processes with Objective Keyplan's Reporting Capability

Objective Keyplan empowers Planners with robust reporting for efficient consultation progress tracking, sentiment analysis, and response.

Business Transformation

Transforming the Future of Planning through Digital Innovation and Efficiency

Valuable insights, experiences and perspectives on the future of digital planning.

Solution Snapshot

Salford City Council streamlining development assessment

Read how Salford City Council utilises Objective Trapeze to help them streamline the development assessment process.

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Objective sponsor #ACCELERATERegTech2023 conference

Objective are sponsoring The RegTech Association’s online and in-person conference – #ACCELERATERegTech2023.

Business Transformation

Maintaining standards while embracing change in regulation

Leanne Oxley (Gambling Commission) discusses the balance between regulatory innovation and outcomes, and becoming truly intelligence led.

Business Transformation

Facilitating regulatory innovation for economic growth – a UK Government perspective

Alex Williams OBE (Department for Business and Trade) discusses how innovation is driving UK growth, and the role regulators can play.

Business Transformation

The importance of business change and benefits in digital regulatory reform

Mark Sutton (Care Quality Commission) reviews the challenges of regulatory transformation and the value of a benefits-centred approach.

Business Transformation

Starting with the end in mind: The case for outcome-driven regulatory transformation

John Fellows (Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator) explores the power of focused outcomes and knowledge sharing within regulation.

Case Study

Adding value to development: award-winning results for Salford City Council

Better outcomes for communities: Objective Trapeze’s role in supporting quality planning outcomes

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Learning from regulators: how to implement a regulatory system

Learn the key lessons from government agency peers who’ve successfully steered regulatory digital transformation.

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CRM or generic platforms vs specialist software: which is better for regulators?

You can customise a generic CRM platform or use a regulatory management system – but how do you choose between the two?

Customer

Fireside Chat with Salford City Council: The journey to winning Planning Authority of the Year

How Salford City Council is leveraging digital planning tools to deliver impact to their community

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Extra insights: The UK Government Regulatory Technology Report 2023

Our interview with Public Policy Consultant, Simon Corden offers more insights from the 2023 UK Government Regulatory Technology Report.

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UK Government Regulatory Technology Report 2023

Why the effective use of technology and data is critical to operating as a modern regulator – and how the UK has adapted and adopted so far.

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Exploring technology adoption in UK regulation

Have you ever wondered why some regulatory agencies have successfully embraced technology, while others still struggle with adoption?

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RegTech growth, trends and collaboration across a global ecosystem

Deborah Young, CEO of The RegTech Association, talks technology trends and global government collaboration in the regulatory industry.

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The evolving profession of regulation amidst changing technology

Marcial Boo, Chair of the UK’s Institute of Regulation, discusses the roots of regulation and where the industry is heading next with tech.

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Using technology to transform regulation and keep communities safe

Mark Sutton, Chief Digital Officer at CQC explains how tech can help staff do what they really care about – keeping people safe.

Webinar

PR24 Document Creation

Revolutionise your PR24 document creation! Discover a unique approach to authoring, approving and publishing regulatory documents

Solution Overview

Solution Overview: Objective Trapeze independent of your DMS

Maintain access to all the tools you need to assess, review & approve planning and building applications with Objective Trapeze Professional

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3 reasons why every Planning and Building Officer should use digital measuring tools

More than 500 local authorities across the world use Objective Trapeze’s digital measuring tools to review and assess plans.

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The draft methodology is out - so what did Ofwat have to say about the upcoming PR24

With the PR24 timeline and milestones now set, in this blog we look at some of Ofwat’s proposals to plan creation and submissions

Solution Snapshot

Maximising the use of Microsoft Teams in a governed environment

NatureScot has enabled users to collaborate with Microsoft Teams whilst automatically capturing corporate records for 100% governance

Customer

Putting the ‘record’ straight: Why records management should never be an afterthought with automation adoption

NatureScot talk wizardry with workflow, putting information at the heart of the process and why the only ever limit is your imagination

Partnership

Taming Microsoft Teams in the wild: Takeaways for optimising collaboration in a regulated environment

Microsoft Teams is now embedded in organisations around the world. But what does this mean for information governance?

Webinar

Socitm Webinar On-demand Maximising Teams

Join Objective and NatureScot as we discuss the importance and future of information governance for Microsoft Teams

Community

Local Plan creation – a future focused on accessibility, transparency and trust

The Objective Keyplan team reviews what councils can expect next in the DLUHC Planning Reform Programme.

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Maximising the use of Microsoft Teams in a Regulated Environment - Part II

What’s next for governance in Microsoft Teams? Our follow-up event with IRMS and Microsoft continued the good practice in Teams conversation

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Connecting your Community

Discover how Middlesbrough Council and others are delivering better community outcomes through secure collaboration and information sharing

Solution Snapshot

Empowering the Ombudsman to deliver justice and improvement across the public sector

The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has legal authority to investigate serious complaints about public services and care providers

Solution Snapshot

Eradicating a building approval backlog with automated batch stamping

Renfrewshire Council automated building processes with Objective Trapeze, resulting in faster decisions and unprecedented time savings

Community

‘Tis the season for giving back to the community

In spirit of the 2021 holiday season, the Objective is supporting local charities who are striving to brighten the lives of children in care

Case Study

Improved collaboration across child welfare authorities and police

How Middlesbrough Council improved collaboration across an entire network for rapid child welfare response with Objective Connect

Customer

Scottish Government’s journey to 11,000 users – and counting

How a mission for ‘big picture’ information management and a move to the browser doubled user adoption

Webinar

Maximising the use of Microsoft Teams in a Regulated Environment - Part I

Supported by IRMS, Microsoft and Objective, this session discusses the importance and future of information governance for Microsoft Teams.

Customer

When digitisation goes to plan

Renfrewshire Council and Salford City Council prove purpose-built tech is delivering solutions and successes for Planning and Building

Customer

Driving cross-agency collaboration in Wales: Insights from a virtual coffee morning

Three customers share their stories of supporting communities with secure external file sharing and collaboration.

Webinar

Objective Trapeze - Customer Showcase Webinar

Salford City Council and Renfrewshire Council discuss development management and building regulations in a digital age

Case Study

Harvesting information in the background with minimal impact to end users

Objective GOV365 has made it possible for NatureScot's information to be captured on Microsoft Teams and saved to a direct file plan

Product Insights

Connect Insights

Administrators now have access to critical insights that provide a complete view on usage, trends and anomalies across the entire account.

Case Study

Glasgow City Council - Violence Against Women Partnership

Objective Connect has provided a multi-agency, city-wide solution for supporting high-risk victims of domestic abuse.

Customer

Turning up volume (calculations) in Objective Trapeze

How planners shaped the solution to quick and accurate assessment, no matter the roof type.

Business Transformation

How to stop worrying about your plans and consultations

Two councils share their experiences of plan creation & consultation, including how they ‘learned to stop worrying’ with Objective Keystone

Infographic

Confessions of a Planning and Building Officer

Discover how Planning and Building Officers are processing more applications with confidence – and without a guilty conscience!

Webinar

On-Demand: Frictionless Information Governance with Microsoft 365

Listen as we join IRMS and Welsh Government to discuss how Records Managers can leverage new collaboration tools in a remote-working world.

Infographic

Driving inclusivity during digital consultation

5 key considerations for managing the shift to online consultation and giving a voice to all.

Business Transformation

Inclusive consultation – what happens when the Covid dust settles?

Key considerations for inclusive consultation following the rapid shift to online engagement.

Webinar

Inclusivity in the era of online consultation and engagement

Led by The Consultation Institute, discover how to widen stakeholder access and participation using technology.

Infographic

10 Ways to Deliver a Modern View of Information

The Objective IQ experience delivers a beautiful way to engage with information. It's Objective ECM delivered effortlessly.

Customer

From inefficient email to easy file sharing – lessons from The Charity Commission

Learn how Objective Connect improved secure record sharing with trustees

Product Insights

Confessions of a Planning and Building Officer

How hundreds of local authorities are turning to technology to solve common frustrations in planning and building assessment.

Solution Snapshot

Coordinating community food parcels during a pandemic

How Objective Connect enabled Welsh Government to securely manage and share data to help the vulnerable

Community

A tale of two use cases: How COVID-19 drove technology use at Welsh Government

Learn how Welsh Government used Objective Connect and Objective ECM in response to the pandemic

Business Transformation

The need for smarter document compliance

Authoring, approving and publishing regulated content shouldn’t be so complex and carry so much risk.

Solution Snapshot

Simplifying planning schemes for the state of Victoria and all of its local councils

Objective Keystone underpinning Victoria's Smart Planning Program at Dept. Environment, Land, Water and Planning.

Solution Snapshot

Automating recruitment processes at Queensland Police Service

QPS wanted to save time, money and improve monitoring and management of its recruitment process.

Business Transformation

Customer Success Spotlight: Middlesbrough Council

Transforming local communities with digital collaboration.

Solution Brief

Open & Responsive Government

Respond quickly, collaborate and release information securely to demonstrate transparency, accountability and great governance.

Product Insights

Improving your redaction experience with our latest update to Objective Redact

Blog on the latest version of Objective Redact being released.

Case Study

Thurrock Council - Corporate ECM

Thurrock Council's office modernisation led to a digital document storage reinvention.

News Release | 22 Nov 2018

Objective showcases customer excellence with its annual Innovation Awards

Celebrating those that have embraced the spirit of innovation, the Awards recognise the achievements of customers.

News Release | 07 Nov 2018

Gartner names Objective as a Visionary in 2018 Magic Quadrant for Content Services Platforms

Validating a shift in product strategy to deliver our products as modular content services, moving away from a single enterprise platform.

Services Brief

Education & Training services and resources

Provide staff with the right skills and knowledge to effectively use Objective solutions.

Solution Snapshot

Leading the way in joint service delivery at Glasgow City Council

Borderless communication and co-ordinated care across Glasgow's health and social care ecosystem.

Executive Brief

Delivering on GDPR

Extend your existing platform to provide efficiency, transparency and accountability in the age of GDPR.

Executive Brief

Open Government

As governments worldwide strive to maintain public trust, executives must balance the costs of open government with the benefits.

Executive Brief

Transforming Local Government Business Processes in the UK

Discover how forward-thinking Councils are driving transformation initiatives through digitising manual content driven processes.

News

Objective embraces a digital future at new Sydney HQ

Product Brief

Objective Redact

Irreversibly black out selected information from any electronic document with this fast, simple redaction tool.

Case Study

Wyndham City Council

By moving planning approvals online with Objective Connect, Wyndham have gone from processing 300 to 1,000 applications a month.

News

Joining the dots: pathways for sharing information safely across silos

Solution Snapshot

Automating license processing at Brighton & Hove Council

Leading the way in highway license application automation to transform service delivery whilst driving customer service excellence.

Solution Snapshot

A journey to information excellence at Middlesbrough Council

To support Middlesbrough's 2020 Vision, the Council set out on a change programme to deliver best value outcomes for the local community.

Solution Brief

Cabinet Quality

Deliver comprehensive and coordinated advice by injecting governance into your Cabinet processes.

Insight Paper

Mastering Ministerials

How can your agency manage the ballooning volumes of correspondence and parliamentary activity?

News Release | 23 Mar 2017

West Lothian Council, Scotland has selected Objective ECM 10 as its next generation ECM

Objective ECM and Objective Perform to be deployed to 2250 employees across the Council, replacing a legacy Meridio EDRM solution.

Insight Paper

Transforming Disclosure

Innovative approaches taken by leading financial services firms to increase process efficiency and deliver products to market faster.

News

SA Health defaults to digital with Objective

News

SA Health tackles service delivery with Objective

Solution Brief

Efficient product disclosure for investment managers

Improve efficiency and deliver governance to the process of authoring, verifying and publishing disclosure documents.

News Release | 21 Feb 2017

SA Health selects Objective to transform service delivery

SA Health has extended its use of Objective to the Dept. for Health and Ageing, to digitally transform service delivery and responsiveness.

Insight Paper

The Shift to Digital Government

How does Government progress this digital transformation journey? What are the focus areas and what actions should be taken?

Executive Brief

Effective Emergency Management

In a disaster, access to accurate information is critical. So too is effective collaboration for a co-ordinated response.

News Release | 07 Feb 2017

Objective Corporation announces strategic partnership with Sopra Steria UK

Helping public sector organisations maximise their investment in ECM and Business Process to achieve compliance and improve outcomes.

News Release | 30 Nov 2016

Objective Wins Project Of the Year Public Sector and Compliance Product of the Year 2016

Objective has won two awards at the Document Manager Awards Ceremony held in London on Thursday 24th November.

Executive Brief

Mastering Ministerials

Four key elements underpin the effective management of the Ministerial process: efficiency, quality, transparency and collaboration.

News

ECM innovators recognised at Collaborate 2016

News Release | 13 Oct 2016

Objective celebrates customer success with its inaugural Innovation Awards

Public sector solutions provider champions innovation with customer awards at its annual Collaborate 2016 conference.

News

Meet the ISVs igniting the Microsoft channel in Australia…

News Release | 16 May 2016

Objective signs $10 million contract with IBM and Defence

Objective to deliver a key component of the Australian Department of Defence’s End User Compute (EUC) Program.

News

Governance Key to Transformation

Case Study

Middlesbrough Council - Information Management

Improving access of information and collaboration whilst managing information governance.

News Release | 26 Feb 2016

Objective Corporation to acquire Onstream Systems

A NZ headquartered company specialising in the capture, collaboration and manipulation of large documents, complex drawings, maps and plans.

News Release | 08 Dec 2015

Procurement of Objective solutions made easy with G-Cloud 7

Objective has been awarded a place on G-Cloud 7, the latest iteration of the G-Cloud framework, by the Crown Commercial Service.

News Release | 07 Dec 2015

Objective Corporation Awarded Contract with Infor for City of Gold Coast Digital Transformation

Objective will provide Objective ECM as a managed service.

Webinar

Transforming Housing at Thurrock Council

The Housing Management team automated admin-intensive processes, saved £1.5 million and improved customer service with Objecctive ECM

Case Study

Cumbria County Council

Cumbria County Council enables secure file sharing with Objective Connect

Case Study

Thurrock Council Housing Directorate

Thurrock Council transforms service delivery and reduces revenue budgets with Objective EDRM for Housing.

Case Study

Scottish Natural Heritage

For Scottish Natural Heritage, Objective ECM gives their staff access to the right information at the right time.

Case Study

Scottish Government

Objective ECM is the whole-of-government standard within the Scottish Government comprising 8 departments, and 5400 users.