How to build service resilience into local public services

Together with independent thinktank Localis, we hosted a roundtable to consider the challenges and opportunities for local growth and regional development in line with government agendas such as ‘Build Back Better’ and ‘Levelling up’.

Together with independent thinktank Localis we hosted ‘Going long’, a roundtable discussion which brought together national and local experts to discuss the implications of the 2021 spending review in respect to the local government’s ability to deliver for people and place.

Why should we care about productivity in the public sector? Of course, productivity can raise efficiency, lower prices and make it possible to do more with less.

As digitisation and complex business problems continue to change the landscape of organisations, shared services providers need to find new ways to stay relevant and deliver what their clients and service users need, raising the bar with the creation of brilliant service experiences

During 2021, the Capita Institute is asking senior decision-makers critical questions relating to the state of their organisations as we emerge from the pandemic.

The ever-enduring search for new ways to increase productivity is challenging, but it’s crucial for freeing up human and financial resources so that organisations can focus on and succeed at what they do, as well as to grow.

An organisation’s sense of purpose is critical, not only to its strategy but also to its culture.

As the pace of change speeds up, the top predictor of success is your ability to innovate as fast as the changes in customer behavior and technology, and faster than your competitors.

When the Coronavirus pandemic began in March 2020, local authority public protection officers, who usually deal with issues such as food safety, trading standards and public hygiene complaints, were suddenly overwhelmed by a surge of demand for their services.