Grant Thornton programme to aid digital deficit in local authorities

Grant Thornton UK has announced a partnership with digital transformation specialists, Triple Value Impact Limited, to develop an accelerator programme to tackle the digital deficit in local authorities.  

Following decades of under-investment, the firm believes that councils need a clear path for identifying and quickly realising the benefits of modern, digital service delivery – estimated to be in the region of £3bn. 

The new collaboration will support councils in pre-empting demand across services and delivering more efficient automation. 

The accelerator programme, combined with Grant Thornton’s benchmarking tools, will allow councils to instantly identify the financial and operational benefits of digital transformation across almost every service line, and establish a clear roadmap for implementation. 

Phillip Woolley, partner and head of public sector consulting at Grant Thornton UK, said: “The pressure on councils to modernise and drive efficiencies remains relentless and traditional approaches are reaching the end of their value and often take too long to deliver.

“Our collaboration with Triple Value Impact Limited pioneers sustainable digital solutions to support councils to boost efficiency, reduce costs and, above all, enrich community outcomes.” 

Tim Pitts, co-founder of Triple Value Impact Limited, added: “By melding our digital transformation acumen with Grant Thornton’s extensive local government experience, our new collaboration aims to instigate a sector-wide digital revolution at speed.”