Archive for the ‘Public sector’ Category
How keeping it simple can help to convert 5.5 million invoices to electronic
Posted by: sharedserviceslink on: April 10, 2012
All government agencies in Norway, as of 1st January 2012, need to accept e-invoicing. They should demand e-invoicing and with a standard format. The public sector have now adopted the PEPPOL infrastructure in Norway. This infrastructure is open for the private sector but mandating is only for public sector. This will save the Norwegian Government [...]
Three key developments in the e-invoicing market
Posted by: sharedserviceslink on: April 4, 2012
During my research for developing our e-Invoicing Europe conference agenda, I thought about what has developed in this market since last year’s conference. I asked myself “How has the industry changed and what direction was it heading?” Here are a few things that sprung to mind: A stronger link between payments and e-invoicing Banks are [...]
UK government still cool about e-invoicing and failing to capitalise on money funded by tax payers
Posted by: susiewest on: February 28, 2012
I attended my first UK e-Invoicing Advisory Group (UKeAG) meeting yesterday. It’s a body of experts, service providers and influencers looking to forge relationships with policy-makers within the UK government. The intended outcome of a forged relationship is that the UK government catches up with governments like Denmark, US, Greece, Brazil and Mexico and start [...]
Greek ambition leaves me twitchy
Posted by: susiewest on: August 8, 2011
Did you hear what the Greek government said last week? sharedserviceslink.com reported on how the Greek government is pushing for all invoices to be received by the government electronically by 2012. Have I missed something? I am all for the positivity, but the aim to convert ‘all’ invoices to ‘electronic’ by 2012 can only result [...]
Shared services on primetime TV
Posted by: Sandra on: February 24, 2011
Shared services made it onto the 10 o’clock news on BBC1 last night. Public spending cuts are regularly discussed in the media at the moment but it’s mostly the online or the trade press that get into the nitty-gritty of how to deliver efficiencies. This week, Prime Minister David Cameron criticised Liverpool City Council for [...]
CBI urges central government to lead by example on shared services
Posted by: Sandra on: November 3, 2010
As the effects of the UK government’s spending review wash through the public sector, it’s clear that opportunities for sharing front-line and back-office services are a popular focal point. In support of this, a report from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), released just before the review was announced in October, gives recommendations on how [...]
Shared services for local government: our top take aways
Posted by: susiewest on: October 4, 2010
We ran our ‘Finance shared services for local government’ masterclass in September 2010. I chaired the same event in January 2009 and saw a stark difference in the mood of the room last month. What was the difference? It was clear from the organisations present that their finance-process maturity is far more advanced. In 2009, [...]
The evolution of shared services at the Prison Service
Posted by: Sandra on: September 29, 2010
Professionals in both the public and private sectors should learn from the expanding remit of shared services at the Prison Service. Gerry Smith joined the organisation from Barclays, and before that Royal Mail, to scope and execute its shared-services strategy. The Prison Service had 53,000 staff members, 130 public prisons, 83,000 prisoners, 27,000 suppliers and [...]
The reality of change in local government
Posted by: susiewest on: September 21, 2010
I can’t remember when I last went a day without reading about the need for budget cuts or efficiency increases in the UK’s public sector. Shared services always features heavily in these reports, often as a proposed solution or success story but sometimes as a tale of woe. So it seems incredibly timely that we’re getting ready [...]
A role for shared services in the restructured NHS?
Posted by: sharedserviceslink on: July 16, 2010
This week has been all about the radical shake up in the structure of the UK’s National Health Service. Opinions on the reforms pushed by Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley have been divided. Essentially, the move will put more power in the hands of frontline staff, with GPs handling the majority of the commissioning budget. [...]
