The coronavirus pandemic has turned normal life on its head. It also seems to have been a wake-up call for the traditional banks. A major transition is playing out before the eyes of the entire industry: Fintechs have shifted into the fast lane, winning over customers with fast, efficient, customer-centric service. But where does that […]
Slowly but surely, digitalization is evolving from a trickle to a stream – even in places where fax machines were the busiest pieces of office equipment to date. There is still a huge amount of work to do in German public administrations, but improvements are on the way: A new Online Access Act and a […]
by Joachim Murat, public sector industry director, EMEA civil government, VMware It was Winston Churchill, one of history’s most prominent wartime figures who said, “never let a good crisis go to waste”. And now, some 75 years later, as the world faces an altogether different kind of battle, the same notion still applies. We are […]
Michael Crowley, EMEA Director Public Sector and Healthcare For almost 12 months now, the Coronavirus crisis has presented some tricky scenarios at the door of governments around the world. The measures we have seen – ranging from rapid development of field hospitals, testing sites and quarantine centres to economic stimulus schemes hitting tax, VAT and […]
Joachim Murat, Public Sector Industry Director, EMEA Civil Government, VMware Who’d be in government right now? For almost 12-months European leaders have been faced with the greatest challenge of our generation. One that has forced rapid changes to policy, process and protocol that would normally take months, if not years. All the time faced with massive […]
Joachim Murat, Public Sector Industry Director, EMEA Civil Government, VMware How people interact with technology is changing on an almost daily basis. Think of the rise in contactless payments, or digital fitness tracking over the last 12 months alone. It’s an evolution that has thrust the public sector to the fore as governments around the […]
While earning a final qualification or degree when embarking in higher education is the ultimate goal, we must not forget that many students are motivated by receiving best in class and often personalised educational experiences. Often underpinning these experiences are innovative uses of technology and digital tools, which contribute to an overall more engaging learning […]
The relationship between healthcare and technology is evolving rapidly – from IT teams supporting backend operations, right through to frontline patient delivery. Where in-person visits to the doctor were once the norm, patients are now becoming more accustomed to digital consultations and the use of apps to manage their health and wellbeing at home. The […]
Innovation in the private sector is accelerating at an unprecedented rate. But with increasingly restricted budgets, rigorous regulatory requirements and a far greater number of stakeholders to engage with, progress is relatively slow for the public sector. This can result in the perception of government organisations being digital laggards behind much more technologically advanced private […]