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REACTION FROM LAGAN TECHNOLOGIES TO NEW STRATEGY FOR UK GOVERNMENT IT PROCUREMENT

Commenting on the publication of the new UK Government strategy for IT procurement, Des Speed, CEO of Lagan Technologies, the global leader in technologies that connect governments and citizens, said:

“All political parties in the UK are considering significant changes to the way in which government IT will be procured in future. Lagan Technologies very much welcomes this. Central government IT procurement worldwide has been a victim for too long of languid timelines and bloated budgets. Much can be learned from the approach adopted by local governments around the world – manageable innovation, rapid deployment, measurable impact on citizens and relatively modest investment.”

“The political parties are rightly moving away from decade-long IT projects with multi-billion-pound price tags. In our view, the upper limit of project timeframes should generally be three years and in most cases even the largest budgets for services ought to be expressed in the tens of millions of pounds. Our experience in working with more than 180 local governments worldwide is that it is entirely possible to achieve a great deal of measurable benefit for a relatively modest investment.”

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About Lagan Technologies

Lagan software connects government and citizens worldwide. With more than 180 public sector customers worldwide – from Toronto to East Timor and from Bolton to Boston – Lagan helps local governments serve the interests of more than 40 million citizens.

Lagan Enterprise Case ManagementTM (ECMTM) has been designed to streamline the service delivery functions of government, enabling improved efficiency and more citizen-centric public services. Lagan ECM manages the interactions between citizens and government and provides full support for a wide variety of government service delivery processes. Lagan ECM has proven utility for government at all levels – local, regional and central – as well as the wider public sector.

Lagan Technologies is backed by several of the world’s leading venture capital firms including lead investor DFJ, which has more that $6 billion under management worldwide.

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