I've never had any formal IT training in my life. Like a lot of people my age, I have picked up what skills I have from experience, magazines and Dummy books. I also confess I hear words and phrases but don't really know what they all mean. For example, I don't think I could explain what the difference is between Internet and intranet although I'd know one from the other when using one.
Well, this afternoon I nodded my head and pretended to look knowledgeable during an IT event at Stafford Borough. I think I followed most of it but have a feeling I'm going to have to spend some time getting used to the systems available to me.
I was impressed by the size of the IT set up. Over four hundred computers and a dozen different systems. But administered by a very small team and on a budget well below those of almost all our neighbouring authorities. And I was also impressed by the level of support on offer to individual councillors. I think I may be taking advantage of it!
