Driving impact in Justice and Public Safety: From one committee to the next

I'm fortunate to have been a part of the justice and emergency services committee over these last two years while at the same time being involved in the interoperability in police working group.

Anthony Tarabe, Product Manager, Sopra Steria and JES Management Committee Member has teamed up with Clare Mosely, Senior Product Manager and member of the Interoperability in Policing Working Group to review progress and what comes next...

techUK's Justice and Emergency Services (JES) Programme provides a forum for justice and public safety stakeholders, from national policing bodies and local forces to fire and rescue and the justice system, opportunities to collaborate with members and stakeholders to understand the latest innovations, problem-solve and develop networks. The programme creates a voice for members active in this market and champions the role technology plays in supporting the delivery of public safety services.

We think industry and the sector through techUK have significant opportunities to come together to understand how firstly, digital can be thought about as a mindset, secondly where there are opportunities to think outside the box when it comes to digital skills and finally, how can we ensure technology is adopted with skills in mind.

Government Procurement is a topic of obvious importance and great interest to TechUK members, with particular focus for SME members who are often wary and daunted by the high bar to entry for public sector frameworks and other procurement routes.

The nature of The Justice and Emergency Services market vertical is that often suppliers work in competition. However, under the terms of reference of JESMC, committee members collaborate to support the justice community as a whole, by sharing insights and facilitating collaboration opportunities or simply sharing best practices.

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Andy Doran, Enterprise Account Executive at Salesforce reflects on his time on the JES Management Committee, and a personal highlight for him - hearing from Assistant Commissioner Patrick Goulbourne.

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