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Intelligent Finance: Making technology work for the public sector

  • Foreword
    PF Perspectives
    10 Oct 18
    Know your blockchain from your big data? Up to speed with predictive analytics and AI? CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman writes about the importance of digital transformation for the public sector....
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    The digital blueprint
    PF Perspectives
    10 Oct 18
    The government is committed to helping council leaders create agile digital services that serve citizens and bring down costs, says local government minister Rishi Sunak. 
  • The bigger tech picture
    PF Perspectives
    10 Oct 18
    Finance professionals need to be part of a wider transformation that is shaking up the role and purpose of government, says the RSA’s Matthew Taylor. 
  • Christina Thompson
    Visions in the cloud
    PF Perspectives
    10 Oct 18
    Lambeth Council is using cloud technology to transform the way it delivers services, the local authority’s director of finance and property Christina Thompson explains. 
  • AI: Audit Intelligence?
    PF Perspectives
    10 Oct 18
    As new technologies develop, the role of the public finance professional is more important than ever, says the National Audit Office’s Max Tse. 
  • Grace Ma
    Links in the chain
    PF Perspectives
    10 Oct 18
    Blockchain technology has great potential for public services – but it is not a silver bullet, says AID:Tech’s Grace Ma.
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    Keeping it safe
    PF Perspectives
    10 Oct 18
    Public sector leaders need to open up the discussion about how to make the sector’s cyber defences stronger, says Clare Gardiner.
  • Davies Bruce
    The real finance revolution
    PF Perspectives
    10 Oct 18
    Alternative financial models, driven by fintech, are creating new opportunities for public sector investment
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    A new digital landscape
    PF Perspectives
    10 Oct 18
    The public sector has come a long way on its digital transformation journey, but there are some tough challenges ahead, says CIPFA’s Mark McAuley. 
  • Matte June
    Turn around city
    PF Perspectives
    10 Oct 18
    The US city of Pittsburgh was forced by necessity to undergo technological transformation. Consultant June Matte asks how it was done. 
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