Autumn Statement 2014: efficiency through transformation

In the Budget 2014 (see Budget 2014: shift from Whitehall cuts to local reform), it was revealed that the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has asked the Minister for the Cabinet Office to set out “an ambitious new efficiency programme to deliver savings from 2016-17 and across the next Parliament, in time for the Autumn Statement 2014.” Very little was said in George Osborne’s lunchtime statement on public sector efficiency savings, apart from the fact that more would be sought via continued control of public spending. However, dig into the supporting documentation and the supplementary publication from the Cabinet Office, ‘Efficiency & Reform in the next Parliament’ (also published today), and there’s a little more to get your teeth into.

‘Efficiency & Reform in the next Parliament’ outlines the Governmnent's efficiency savings targets through to 2020. There are some ambitious targets and, with the low-hanging fruit picked, Government will now be increasingly reliant on its ability to drive forward radical transformation. Moreover, that transformation will involve organisations across central government and the wider public sector. ‘Digital’ government (more specifically Government-as-a-Platform) remains at the heart of the Cabinet Office’s transformation agenda. In this research note, TechMarketView Director, Georgina O’Toole, takes a look at the proposals and the implications for software and IT services suppliers. PublicSectorViews subscribers can download the research here - Autumn Statement 2014: efficiency through transformation. If you are not yet a subscriber, please contact Deb Seth to find out more.

Posted by Georgina O'Toole at '17:44' - Tagged: publicsector   centralgovernment   localgovernment   education   socialcare   health   digital