COMMENT
T
he coalition
government has set targets to cut 25
percent from some public sector departments and has asked the civil service to identify savings of up to 40 percent.
The recent announcement is a positive indication that the public sector is beginning to follow the example of the private sector, cutting costs and embracing technological innovations like flexible hiring and outsourcing. For many though, the prospect of impending extensive public sector job cuts currently casts a shadow over the foreseeable future.
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Further budget cuts and redundancy have added to the existing challenges of imagination, complexity and scale, already confronting the public sector as it tackles climate change. Many are unable or unwilling to imagine the consequences of limited action whilst others struggle with the complexity of an issue described as ‘the inclusive agenda’. To everyone, the scale of the challenge should be show stopping, but the show must go on.
Between 2005 and 2009, the public sector accounted for 57 percent of outsourcing total contract value in the UK, indicating an increased appetite
to explore outsourcing options. The public sector has become an increasingly important target for service providers.
One thing is certain: if there are to be more significant cuts, the public sector must find alternative ways of delivering
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