The need to drive increased efficiencies and overall public spending has never been greater. But at the same time, public sector organisations are suffering from budgetary cuts and increased demand from existing resources.
The public sector is looking to deliver more value for money, improve operational efficiency and increase productivity. Technology is an important piece of the solution, but public sector organisations face a double challenge: they must maximise the impact of existing IT with reduced budgets in the short-term, while harnessing technology to achieve longer-term efficiency objectives.
Microsoft has been a dedicated, strategic supplier to the UK government and public sector for a number of years, and is committed to providing software, services and consultancy to help IT and business managers in public sector organisations manage costs and deliver better service in a sustainable way.
These savings are tangible: Microsoft recently signed a Public Sector Agreement (PSA) 09 with the UK Government that has identified Treasury-approved savings of £11.9m and potential further savings of £55m over the next five years in central government alone.
Enabling short-term efficiency in IT
Microsoft helps the public sector improve short-term efficiency by:
• Providing flexibility, scalability and interoperability with legacy IT
• Lowering cost of ownership
• Delivering a tangible return on investment
• Providing choice between on-premise and cloud-based software
• Offering flexible payment and deployment options
Driving long-term savings in the wider organisation
Microsoft supports long-term efficiency goals by:
• Standardising and automating inefficient processes and workflows
• Reducing travel and costly office resources through collaboration tools
• Keeping data secure and systems working, with industry-leading reliability
• Optimising supply chains, improving sustainability and reducing the paper trail
• Driving best practice throughout organisations through powerful and intuitive software
