The interaction between the citizen and the Public Sector has become evermore intertwined than ever before. Now, the Government employs some 50% of the working population. And yet that number is still not enough to deliver the high quality services economically and promptly at the point of demand, as we demand them. Perhaps that is why the Prime Minister states that more reform must come - not less.

SAS has a key role to play here as a leading technology provider that can facilitate the provision of information - in some Government Departments we are already providing a single view of the truth - without the conventional multi-year wait and overspend that is so indicative of IT projects within Government.

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