“With so many inspiring examples of smart city applications across the globe, it’s perhaps disheartening that many view the UK public sector as being slow in its digital transformation efforts. Indeed, despite the UK government’s clear commitment to using technology to improve services and save money, it’s accepted that squeezed public sector budgets and complex requirements make adopting digital technologies on a large scale difficult – especially in a highly regulated world, any tech initiative must be trusted, secure and reliable.

“How to build a foundation for a smart city? In this article, the CEO of VIRTUS Data Centres, Darren Watkins, provides recommendations to public sector organisations.

The article: Building the IT backbone for public sector digital transformation