Digital Transformation for Government

In a world where digital is becoming a basic human right it’s not just Gen Y “millennials” or Gen Z that are impacted by transformation and the internet, technology is making a new generation out of all of us. But what kind of government is needed to partner with this new generation? Transformation implies more than being citizen-centric and putting services online but anticipating proactively, even pre-empting citizen events - enabling autonomy, protecting data and sharing securely.

How? Through co-creation. Policy working together with technology as a force for good that can deliver against the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Transformation that connects distributed pan-government services and which creates a new value exchange, between government to and from citizens and business, for a United Kingdom that’s future-ready.

Driving UK GDP growth through transformation of UK border performance

An efficient and effective border administration eases the flow of international trade, driving GDP growth while enhancing the economic competitiveness of the country. It ensures revenues are collected and homeland security is maintained, whilst goods move ‘friction-free’ across the border to support industry and promote trade.

This paper explores three major near-term priorities related to EU Exit, and how relevant technology may offer automation to help address them, recommendations of principles to underpin the technical strategy of the Future Border, and the role of new and emerging technologies in delivering a future UK border vision.

So is technology the answer to border control? Read about it in our blog here

Avoiding a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

Fujitsu’s plan to commence a Proof of Concept with the objective to test a technology solution that will maintain an open free-flowing Irish border, enabling customs checks to be made by the UK and Irish Governments remotely and avoiding the need for the backstop.

Public Sector Research: Why the Journey to the Cloud is like Pizza

Looking at the title and cover of this report you might well ask yourself what on Earth cloud has got to do with eating pizza. When it comes to cloud, from our experience the whole is greater than the parts.

Conducted together with iGov Survey this report provides a broad snapshot across the public sector in terms of progress adopting Cloud based solutions behind digital transformation - to what extent have departments and authorities adopted cloud, what are the most popular strategies, what are the biggest drivers and barriers, and which procurement routes and frameworks are favoured most.