Philip Craig

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Driving collaboration and business change across government

The ambition for ‘world class’ public services using joined-up systems and data goes back to at least the mid-1990s. There have since been numerous strategies and a steady stream of policies and initiatives. Most of these strategies cover similar ground, which shows how hard genuine transformation is.

The next step for government transformation – internal transformation ...

There are 295 arm’s length bodies (ALBs), known by the public as ‘quangos’, working across the UK government. They provide vital public services, distribute grants, look after national assets, regulate sectors of the economy and act as guardians of the public interest. The vast majority of civil servants are employed by ALBs and they control vast sums of public money with NHS England and the Skills Funding Agency accounting for the majority of the funding.

Modernizing enterprise software to empower more intelligent, ...

Modernizing enterprise software to empower more intelligent, efficient, and citizen-centric government services.

What do higher education leaders need to know about the cloud?

Higher education will play a vital contribution to economic recovery after the pandemic. But to meet this challenge universities will need to invest in their legacy technology infrastructure. Which impedes their ability to sense change and respond quickly.

Universities – what are the benefits of using one solution for ...

The ‘civic’ role of modern universities has never been more important. Governments, business and communities recognise the critical role higher education plays in supporting economic growth and productivity. As well as personal development and wellbeing - including for less privileged students, who entered higher education in record numbers last year.

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