EUROPE and procurement frameworks .
“ Creating an integrated , seamless experience for our users both offline and online is a core goal ,” explains Kitcat . “ Aiming for a shared technological infrastructure is really important because we eliminate duplication and hopefully improve outcomes for citizens . We want to get the job done .
“ Geographically , Essex is a really big and complex region and so bringing partners together is very important ,” he continues . “ Of course , you have extra benefits like gaining efficiencies in procurement but , from
my perspective , the most important thing is to improve that way that we engage with citizens and integrate with other services as much as possible .”
A £ 81mn ($ 109.9mn ) ‘ next generation network ’ has also helped to modernise Essex County Council ’ s communication systems for itself and other organisations .
Through this 10-year project , the council and its provider has built unified communications , video conferencing and fixed telephony to allow for flexible networking .
Working alongside Daisy Group and Updata Communications , the network
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