Fife unitary authority was created in 1966 from the district councils of Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and North East Fife; Dunfermline, Kirkclady and Glenrothes form the largest communities in the region. Fife is Scotland's second-largest local authority by population and includes the famous University and golf town of St Andrews. IT Leader:Charlie Anderson, Head of ICT In role since:2006 Reporting line:Reports to the Executive Director, Corporate Services Board level seat:No IT budget:£15m IT budget, £6m capital/project, equates to around 2.4 per cent of revenue IT estate and or number of log on accounts under the control of the IT leader: 11,000 user accounts Level of the workforce that relies on technology to carry out their tasks:60 per cent IT staff currently employed: 230 Split between in-house/outsourced staff:All in-house IT management team and reporting structure:Seven direct reports covering: Supply/Demand, Technical Design, Applications Management, IT Service Improvement, Customer Support Services, Datacentre Services and IT Business Services Primary technology platforms at the organisation:CRM, Payroll/Financials, Social Care Primary main technology suppliers:Cisco, Microsoft, Novell, Northgate, CAT echnology, Oracle Significant strategic technology deals been struck in the last 12 months:Microsoft Enterprise Agreement signed in June 2011 Strategic aim of the CIO and IT operations for the next financial year:Strategy looks towards 2014 and is moving away from focusing on the IT needs of Fife Council and more towards the IT needs of the community of Fife. Cloud computing services will form part of future IT strategies Technologies considered by the leader to offer their organisation potential:Virtualisation, Cloud, Collaboration, EDRMS, Web Services/SOA Future transformation and technology vision for the organisation:Technology will be essential to driving efficiencies in a reducing workforce levels. Reducing IT complexity is key to developing the necessary agility to respond to significant challenges in the public sector and open up opportunities for greater sharing of systems and information between the Council and partner agencies