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Kent County Council selects Siemens for “invest to save” transformation programme
Use of innovative technology regarded as key to achieving cost efficiencies and enhanced service delivery.
Siemens Enterprise Communications has been selected by Kent County Council (KCC), as its technology partner to implement a user converged IP telephony and unified communications solution. The council selected the OpenScape Unified Communications Server (OUCS) architecture following a competitive tendering process which began last year.
The new advanced communications technology will assist KCC’s working practices such as flexible working and will support the green agenda by increasing the use of technology to reduce travel requirements and enhance working with partners across the county.
Lisa Beck, Head of ICT Operations, Kent County Council commented that: “The recent Government Spending Review directs the UK Public Sector to deliver efficiencies and the use of new technology which will be critical to achieving the balance of realising savings while continuing to deliver excellent services to the Kent citizen. We sought a partner that not only had the technology, but appreciated the challenges currently facing local authorities.
Andy Clark, Director of Public Sector, Siemens Enterprise Communications commented: “The ‘invest to save’ programme has enabled Kent County Council to position itself as one of the most innovative and forward looking public sector bodies in the UK. Following the Government Saving targets, Local Authorities are under immense pressure and the use of technologies such as VoIP and UC will enable not just efficiencies but new ways of working to create a responsive and collaborative environment. We are very proud to have been selected by KCC as their partner and look forward to achieving the core programme objectives and supporting their future aspiration to act as a regional hub, providing hosted voice and UC services to public sector organisations in Kent.”
