Central Government
Since the coalition government came into power in May 2010,
'reform' has been the buzzword. With the largest national budget deficit in Britain's
peacetime history, the UK Government has had to implement radical
measures to address the economic climate, and secure
sustainable economic growth.
High amongst the radical reform of public services is the plan
to redistribute power away from central government to the local
level, as well as achieve the best possible value for taxpayers’
money. These are designed to make public services fit for the modern age, and
deliver greater transparency and
accountability, giving more power and responsibility to citizens,
and enabling sustainable long-term improvements in
services.
This extends to a consolidated approach
to working together across government, including:
- Sharing resources
- Renegotiating a wide range of
contracts
- Establishing a central procurement and
major projects approach which harnesses buying power to secure the
best possible economy of scale whilst providing transparency and
security
The drive for reform and value for
money is moving all parts of Government to explore alternative and
improved ways of service delivery. The Government ICT strategy
emphasises leveraging open standards and existing IT provisions to
support service delivery and provide economies of scale, such as on
the Government Gateway and DWP ERP shared services. This is
underpinned by improved delivery through agile methods on smaller
but more effective programmes.
Vega has an extensive track record in
delivering transformation across government. Our in-depth knowledge
and specialised skill set is equipped to provide invaluable,
independent advice and hands-on technology-enabled change for
government departments and agencies charged with the responsibility
for doing more for less.
Many government organisations, seeing planned programmes halted
or postponed in light of this, may find Vega’s investment in
Applications and Networks characterisation and
Management services, a timely and valuable alternative approach
that can help ensure they maximise the capability of their extant
capability.
Organisations concerned with understanding how they can mitigate
the increased risks of data loss and cyber attack are also turning
to Vega’s comprehensive Information Assurance service which
stretches from straight forward Information
Security Health Checks to the provision of 24/7 Protective Monitoring and Response
services.
Vega, a qualified Buying Solutions
framework providers, is helping a wider range of our Government
and Defence customers to understand their enterprise and exploit
technology to support the efficiency and reform agenda. Through
assured programme delivery and supporting process redesign, Vega
enables the successful delivery of business change and benefits
within and across multiple organisations to achieve the required
outcomes.
Contact Vega for more information about
our work delivering efficiencies to central government