Collaborative messaging apps: FOI release

Information requested

In relation to collaborative messaging apps.

1. Do you use one or more collaborative messaging apps?

2. Please supply:

2.1. A list of names of those apps, and

2.2. The total number of your employees and workers who are registered for each app.

3. Please provide a list names of public channels in those apps which are used primarily for non-work purposes / socialising among employees.

4. To the extent that these are set in the apps, please also provide the following for each channel in Q3:

4.1. Channel topic

4.2. Channel description

4.3. The number of members in that channel.

Response

The answer to your questions are as follows:

1. Do you use one or more collaborative messaging apps?

1. Yes

2.1. A list of names of those apps

2.1 Microsoft Teams

2.2. The total number of your employees and workers who are registered for each app.

2.2 368

3. Please provide a list names of public channels in those apps which are used primarily for non-work purposes / socialising among employees.

3. None

4. To the extent that these are set in the apps, please also provide the following for each channel in Q3:

4. N/A

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