TechToTransform

In episode 2, Mantis PR's Rebecca Paddick sat down with Miranda Evans, Head of Research at Tussell and Georgina Maratheftis, Head of Local Public Services at techUK, to discuss how local authorities have been coping with coronavirus, and how technology has helped, in recent months.

They also talked about the barriers to implementing transformative tech before the pandemic, and how these have now changed, and I also asked, what can be done to strengthen the relationship between technology suppliers and local authorities in the months to come.

Every month, we'll be speaking to the leaders who are driving digital change forwards in the public sector, and discussing the major developments taking place, and challenges still being faced, in harnessing tech to make digital transformation a reality.

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In Mantis PR's very first Tech to Transform podcast, we learn about the challenges and opportunities facing policetech in the UK from Wayne Parks, Chair, National Police Technology Council and Ian bell, CEO of Police ICT, a partner to UK police services and law enforcement organisations.

Quizzed by Mantis PR's Rebecca Paddick, Wayne and Ian discuss the challenges police services face around investment in technology and the need for more single points of investment. The policetech experts suggest police services face a considerable legacy IT estate with complex governance rules to follow and a lack of maturity in terms of digital adoption.

But, the police services do have pockets of success. There is increasing migration to the cloud across all forces; an increasing use of body worn video and more collaboration around technology. 'Slowly but surely', Ian and Wayne suggest police services are starting to work together better and more closely. And, as a customer, as a buying organisation, it is becoming more informed and easy to work with.

During the podcast, Ian and Wayne suggest the policetech market needs new suppliers - new suppliers to revive the marketplace and bring much needed new ideas and innovation.