Drawing insights on IT procurement in the public sector from Autumn Budget 2024 and recent IT scandals: PostOffice, CrowdStrike...
Speaker
Antonio Hidalgo-Landa CITP MBCS
Agenda
18:30 - Event start and welcome to attendants
18:40 - Presentation starts
19:15 - Q&A
19:45 - Networking
20:30 - Event close.
Synopsis
We present insights into public sector IT procurement, drawing on the BCS Consultancy SG's latest contribution, "IT Procurement in the Public Sector", recently published in the Public Sector Buyers' Guide 2025.
We build on our last year's contribution, and explore challenges and opportunities in IT discussed in the Autumn Budget 2024, addressing major failures like the Post Office Scandal, Algorithmic Bias, and the Global Outage of CrowdStrike.
Drawing on the Autumn Budget 2024, we highlight the role of digital skills and ESG in achieving the goals of "building Britain" and "fixing the NHS" through effective IT procurement.
The current article we contributed is: https://governmentbusiness.co.uk/public-sector-buyers-guide-2025.
Speaker Biography
Antonio Hidalgo-Landa CITP MBCS serves as Chair of the BCS Consultancy Specialist Group and has contributed to the Public Sector Buyers' Guide 2025, examining IT procurement practices in the public sector. He currently works in worldwide pharmaceutical supply chain operations. His professional background includes supporting healthcare organization integration in the UK, and maintaining IT systems across educational institutions, defense facilities, and public administration in Spain. His recent work focuses on governance following the Autumn Budget 2024, analyzing major IT system failures, and addressing procurement challenges.
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