Report investigating whether mobile and flexible working can cut costs and improve public services.
If “Quantitative Easing” is out of the question, how can local councils cope with a burden of spending against limited ability to raise council taxes?
This is the question going through the head of every local authority chief where they are trying to improve standards of services and cut spending. We at Wireless Expertise estimate that the UK government can save up to £9 billion a year by making better use of mobile technology and flexible working practices.
The Mobile Data Association carried out a survey of 392 local authorities in England and Scotland and received responses from over 1,200 employees. 85 per cent of the respondents acknowledge that there is already a project in a pilot stage where their local authority is considering mobile and flexible working. 50 per cent of the respondents, however, felt that embarking into mobile had risks and were not confident about the success of their project. To find out more download the report.
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