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Thanks to everyone who attended the 'Closing the Gap' Training Day at the City of Bayswater.

This was the fourth Training Day we have put on and it was the biggest and best to date, covering:

● ICT Governance
● Risk Management
● AI in Local Government
● Examples of M365, AI and Automation
● ERP Vendors, Selection & Implementation Tips and tricks

Also, a massive thank you to our panel, who graciously shared their time and insights with the candour you rarely get in a conference room:

John Pearson - Chief Executive Officer, Town of Claremont
Linnet Solomons - Director Business Improvement, City of Subiaco
Gavin Treasure - Chief Executive Officer, Shire of Dumbleyung
Lincoln Hayes - Manager Digital Solutions and Services, City of Bayswater

And to Jeremy Edwards and the City of Bayswater, thank you for making the day possible.

If you couldn't make it on the day, but are interested in improving your Local Governments ICT Governance Maturity, Risk Management or need help with selecting your next ERP solution then get in touch - we're happy to have the conversation.

88% of Australian senior decision-makers say they lack confidence in the return on their IT investment.

Not 8%. Not 18%. 88%.

That number comes from Apptio data reported by CFOtech Australia. In our experience it reflects something most leadership teams feel but rarely say out loud: IT spend has become a line item that is increasingly hard to defend.

The problem is not the technology. It is the cost of SaaS licences that keeps climbing, and budgets that grow reactively without anyone being able to explain why. There is no framework connecting each dollar to a business outcome.

We help clients change that. Not by just cutting spend, but by giving every dollar a reason to be there.

We recently helped a public sector client go to market for a new IT support provider. Not only did they end up with a better service fit, they halved their annual support costs in the process!

If your IT spend is growing but confidence in the return is not, it is worth having a conversation.