Public Sector Tech Debrief

Public sector technology programmes tend to run for years, yet the people who understand them best often move on long before the contract ends. 

In the first episode of the Public Sector Tech Debrief, Digital Modus’s Chief Commercial Officer Andy Price talks to Nick Howes, the company’s CEO and co-founder, about how government, health and local authority teams can build the skills to run and change their own systems.

Nick explains why it pays to plan for talent leaving and how a centre of excellence with structured training keeps capability topped up. He also talks about the energy bill support service Digital Modus built for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (then BEIS), parts of which the department has since reused to deliver other grant schemes.

If you’re writing a specification, there’s practical advice on early market engagement. Andy and Nick also cover how to measure self-sufficiency once a contract is live, such as how many of your own people hold platform certifications or support the live service.