The continued need for resilience in the public sector

The last two years have brought enormous pressure to bear on governments and public sector organizations. But however difficult we think they might have been, there’s more disruption to come, and continued economic uncertainty will force many organizations to revisit their priorities and plans multiple times in the coming months.

This will be especially difficult as new waves of budget cuts land and rising inflationary pressures combine with ongoing supply chain disruption. Critical flaws in the way governments plan for the availability of key services have already been exposed by COVID-19, and these structural weaknesses are likely only to increase in the face of further disruption.

This period of continuing challenges will require governments to increase their resilience and agility even further – something the UK recognized recently with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport calling for views on the resilience and security of the software being used across government. And this will only be possible by continuing to adopt new technologies and pursuing further digital transformation at an accelerated pace, given the current average of 2.5 years to reach completion (Vanson Bourne, State of the Nation, 2021).

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