Mike Braithwaite, Managing Director at MDB, walks us through bridging the UK innovation gap, focussing on G-Cloud & the challenges around public and private sector collaboration The UK government has clearly defined its goal to be a global tech superpower, and it’s indisputable that London is already Europe’s biggest tech innovation hub. However, a gap between private-sector innovation and public-sector adoption needs to be addressed through public and private sector collaboration. The UK public sector is lagging behind when it comes to digital transformation. Departments often fail to meet project goals for digital transformations as they face challenges like endless administrative blockers, a lack of available digital skills, and budget constraints. As a result, there is a discrepancy between the government’s digital goals and what they are actually delivering to the taxpayer. This, in turn, affects public services as the government cannot keep on top of important digital processes to deliver change. According to the Global Government Forum , half of 1,006 surveyed civil servants responded that legacy technology, along with budget constraints, is holding them back ‘significantly’ from using digital technologies to improve public services. The purpose & long-standing challenges of G-Cloud Initially launching in 2012, G-Cloud (or […]
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