Selling to the public sector? Know their business(es), not just your products

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Former central and local government CIO David Wilde has this plea for tech vendors pitching to the public sector

In my line of work as a former CIO and senior leader across central and local government, now the owner and managing director of my own consulting business, I often get asked by vendors or all shap...

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