The importance of strong digital leadership in local government is not a new concept but one that’s recently become imperative. ‘Underfunded’ and ‘understaffed’ have long been words synonymous with the public sector, with local authority ‘spending power’ falling and staff numbers have dropped consistently since 1999. It seems we’ve finally hit a crisis point.
When we look at putting sustainability into practice, it’s clear the worldwide focus on sustainability is shifting from words to action. Along with energy instability, organisations are being urged by investors to address their societal and sustainability impact.
As demands grow and resources shrink, providing good customer care is challenging. Learn how to improve customer care and why automation may be the key to success.
In 2000, less than 7% of the world had internet access. Fast forward to today and that figure rises to a whopping 63% — a fact that’s even more astounding as it includes emerging and developing economies — where 93% are on social media. Just think, most of us didn’t even know what that was in 2000.
Only around 30% of companies achieve digital transformation success. Their efforts can be big and costly, and may require the whole organisation to change shape. This wholesale digital transformation is the ‘moon shot,’ yet baby steps might well be the way to go for those struggling to progress, or even start their digital journey.
Digital Transformation continues to be presented as a priority for businesses worldwide. And each year the volume of published content on the subject grows. But if the pressure to digitally transform is such a priority, why isn’t everyone making more progress?
Cloud is transforming organisations the world over, unleashing $1 trillion in value for Fortune 500 companies alone. About 90% of the cloud’s value comes from the innovation, faster time-to-market, resiliency, and cost savings it unleashes. The contact centre — the portal between a business and its customers — is especially poised to reap the benefits of cloud migration.
Financial services CIOs are under the thumb. Ballooning inflation is squeezing them into doing more with less, while tighter regulations are driving a need to deliver positive customer outcomes. And then there’s the build vs. buy question.
Learn the key to effective data integration in contact centres to prevent data silos, boost efficiency and meet growing customer demands.
