Savings came from lower licencing costs and fewer training and service requirements
Councils are not taking full advantage of the data they collect
Councils have budgets of millions of pounds to secure skilled IT staff
The SMBC service desk gets about 5,000 tickets a month, and going online has saved time for customers and agents
Holding on to legacy technology is holding back digital transformation in local government, claim Eduserv and Socitm
Derby City Council claims 60 per cent savings from going cloud first
But they could save money by upgrading instead
The AI software can help with generic queries, leaving the customer engagement team more time to focus on complex questions
The network covers most of the city and will bring FTTP connections to local businesses
Working with limited resources has forced the public sector to think about when, where and how to use them