b'Supporting Strategies6. Supporting the Democratic Mandate, performance and communicationsTo assist local democracy while improving service delivery, engagement and communications by maximising the effectiveness of our people, budgets, operations and ICT resources.6.1Provide a best practice health and safety culture through staff training and proactive monitoring and reporting.6.2To ensure value for money in procurement activities through staff training, compliancewith national procurement policies and participation in shared procurement initiatives. 6.3Support organisational effectiveness, training and continuous professional development, staff well-being, innovation, flexibility and performance by implementing the sectoralPeople Strategy. 6.4Utilise ICT to reduce costs, improve operational efficiency, expand online and Cloud enabled services to make it easier for customers to access services and information.6.5Support local democracy and the interests of the community by assisting the role ofElected Representatives and by growing voter registration.6.6Support the continued roll out of the local government reform agenda and initiatives in the area ofshared services and other changes. 6.7Continue to support strong audit, financial, risk, data and corporate governance and reporting systems to build public confidence, maximise efficiency and ensure compliancewith our obligations.6.8To work alongside key partners to strategically use data to make informed, transparent and evidence-led decisions, to inform service and infrastructure needs, and advocate for our County from a strong evidence base.6.9Review and improve our communications channels to deliver timely and useful informationthat makes it easier for customers to access services and information.6.10Improve visibility and awareness of the Council by effectively promoting our role and our achievements in the delivery of projects and services. 6.11Facilitate youth participation in policy development through Comhairle na ng.45'