Digital Transformation in Local and Central Government

Local government and public sector organisations are embracing digital transformation and making use of new, agile development and management models to achieve their goals.

The best are managing to continue to innovate despite ongoing pressure on budgets. They’re delivering citizens with the same accessibility and quality of services they’ve come to expect as consumers.

By building digital platforms built on open, shared standards councils are also able to take advantage of the development work of other organisations while also sharing their experience to benefit others.

Cloud technology and smarter procurement make shifting to these platforms both quicker and cheaper.

Once these foundations are in place organisations should also find it easier to maintain a flexible stance and stay ready for future developments.

Whether that means more use of Internet of Things technology, smarter cities or making more intelligent decisions based on big data analytics getting core systems ready is a vital first step.

Join us for this evening event hosted by experts from Vodafone and Government Computing.

It will be a chance to hear about best practise from expert speakers and also to share lessons already learnt by your peers in an informal discussion.

Jon Bernstein
Associate Editor CBR

Jon Bernstein is an award winning journalist, editor and digital strategist. He was deputy editor, then digital director, at the New Statesman; multimedia editor at Channel 4 News; ran the Channel 4 FactCheck website during the 2005 general election; and was editor-in-chief of Directgov, working for Cabinet Office’s eGovernment unit. He began his career in journalism as a technology writer, working as a reporter for PC Week and news editor of Network News before moving on to become a founding member and editor-in-chief of business and technology website Silicon.com, where he led the editorial launches in London, Munich and Paris. In
2011 he was named Website Editor of the Year by the British Society of Magazine Editors fo
Newstatesman.com. He writes for Press Gazette and the Guardian Media Network and is an
associate editor of Computer Business Review.

Jayne Rees
Major Business - Channel Head Central Government at Vodafone

With over 20 years sales experience within the IT industry working with SI's, Channels & Direct Sales. Leader of large sales and cross functional teams delivering significant projects and incremental revenue. Coach & Mentor to sales professionals and extensive ability to develop relationship strategies between companies. Results orientated, self driven individual understanding the importance of leveraging relationships at every professional level - driving cross functional alignment & sales development. Consistent track record of overachievement, P&L responsibility.

Specialties: Government ICT Knowledge, Wide knowledge of Local & Central Government market & transformational agenda. Leadership, relationship & negotiation skills. Effective use of key business processes. Understanding of Channel & Direct Sales Management. Consultative Selling approach.Commerical understanding of leading profitable businesses. Public Speaking & Presenting skills. Experienced leading teams through acquisitions & cultural change.