| Local authorities too often labour under the burden of IT systems that are out of date and no longer fit for purpose. But renewing IT systems can seem too time-consuming, complicated and expensive to contemplate. We are already seeing changes in the market with technology advancing all the time and councils can't afford to be left behind. Find out what council finance teams can do to move towards digital transformation, secure more efficient ways of doing business, wider costs savings and facilitate co-operation across traditional service and geographic boundaries by signing up for the latest Public Finance webinar. This webinar will: Summarise current status of back office technology in local government Diagnose the challenges Outline the process of transformation and explore successes There will also be a chance to quiz our expert panellists as part of a live Q&A session after the webinar presentations. If you can’t listen in to the live webinar on 15 March, you will receive the recording of the event via email after it has taken place if you register in advance. | Join us on Tuesday 15 March at 1pm. |
| | Confirmed speakers: Jane West, MD, oneSource | Until recently Jane was the executive director for corporate services for the Tri-borough councils ie Hammersmith & Fulham, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the City of Westminster. In November, Jane joined oneSource, a Joint Committee providing support services such as finance, legal, HR, ICT and asset management to Newham and Havering councils. oneSource is keen to extend its model for sharing services in the future, in partnership with other public bodies. |
| John Thornton, director, e-ssential Resources and author of PF's Technology Watch column John is an independent adviser and writer on business transformation and innovation with over 30 years of experience of leading and working on technology-related programmes and projects. He has been a regular contributor to PF magazine for several years, including writing a monthly column ‘Technology Watch’. He is an executive director of e-ssential Resources, which provides advice, consultancy and support to public and private sector bodies and secretary to the Digital Government Security Forum. |
| Julie Stringfellow, Information Technology and Services Manager, PwC Julie was financial systems manager at Reading Borough Council and has a proven track record of project managing and implementing complex implementations and upgrades of Oracle Financials, including the first Oracle Fusion Financials SaaS implementation in the UK. Since September 2015, she has been working as a manager at PwC where she focuses on information technology and services. This webinar is sponsored by Oracle | |
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