Greater use of technology across a host of local services could unlock millions of pounds of savings for councils, according to a Local Government Association analysis.
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Police forces have to deal with both more complex offences and growing public expectations. This is leading to greater consideration of how technology can help.
Councils could make as much £14.7bn in savings through greater digitisation of services, a review by the Public Service Transformation Network and the think-tank Nesta has found.
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The ability to anticipate demands will improve planning and financial efficiency, and collecting and analysing data will enable the public sector to look ahead
Technology and big data offer the seductive promise of better solutions to social problems. But such tools should be devolved to citizens and communities, not kept in the hands of bureaucrats.
The government’s flagship Universal Credit welfare reform will be available in three-quarters of all jobcentres by Christmas under the next phase of its national rollout, ministers have said.
Using data to predict risks can sound like science fiction, but it has the potential to help the public sector manage demand more effectively and improve targeting of scarce resources.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has set a target for all patients to able to access their GP records online within a year as part of a further expansion of the use of technology in the NHS.