Webinar | Tuesday 29th April 2025, 11:00am – 1:00pm
Tuesday 29th April 2025
11:00am – 1:00pm
Online
Exploring the challenges facing local authorities in NI
In partnership with Socitm, join us and Cumberland Council as we explore how local authorities in Northern Ireland can overcome today’s toughest challenges.
Hear how UK councils are cutting costs, streamlining services, and using intelligent automation to improve citizen experiences. Cumberland Council will share their own transformation journey, providing practical insights for your organisation.
This session is open to all public sector professionals—invite your colleagues and register now to secure your place.
Mark Gannon
Director of Client Solutions
Dave Sanderson
Director of Member Services
Craig Barker
Senior Manager Digital Innovation and Customer Experience
Explore how Intelligent Automation is empowering local authorities to tackle pressing challenges.
For nearly 15 years, local authorities have had to face and manage the twin challenges of decreased funding while demand for statutory services increases (the services they are legally required to provide).
Amid budget cuts and a cost-of-living crisis, driven in part by the inflation rate, many already struggling local councils are finding it difficult to persevere with wider community impacts — like creating jobs, building homes, supporting businesses and investing in new infrastructure. So how do local authorities ensure long-term sustainability and cost savings?
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.
