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The role of the change agent
April 18, 2023

Digital public services: How to drive transformation with change agents 

Digital public services are an imperative. Learn how ‘change agents’ can help the public sector to digitally transform with the Microsoft Change Agent training programme in June 2023.

Government as a platform
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Government as a Platform: Taking the £1.8B Plunge 

It’s the gap between the two scenarios – how government services should work and how many still do work – that the Government Digital Service (GDS) is looking to close by transforming dozens of siloed offices with separate systems and processes into Government as a Platform (GaaP). The idea is fairly simple: as part of a single UK government, GDS should be able to provide a common set of core systems (i.e. a platform) that allow various departments to share digital services, technology and processes. This is the driving principle behind the significant spike (£450M until 2020) in GDS budget, and the significant investment (£1.8B) in digital transformation.
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How should Governments trust the cloud? 

For emerging and developing countries around the world, data security and privacy is an urgent question that affects both national security and economic growth.
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The Path to Smarter Cities 

In order to help understand how utilities can aid in shaping cities of the future, Itron commissioned a global study of the utility industry.
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Helping Governments manage user identity 

Until recently, identity management was one of the biggest barriers to government online services. With the advanced tools offered by Microsoft, those barriers are a thing of the past.
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Surat Safe City Project 

To provide a safer community for its citizens, the Surat City Police Department started the ‘Safe City Project’, an initiative striving to reduce the city’s crime rate using modern technology.