The credit crisis and subsequent austerity agenda changed the rule-book for public software procurement. Governments and their agencies demand functionality at a much more competitive price and UNIT4 has been at the forefront of meeting that demand. This infographic charts our recent history in working with government departments, the challenges the public sector is facing and how we can help.

1. Global Agresso Central
Government Customers
A history of legacy technologies in central government
Disconnected infrastructure with a hairball of technology systems
Oligopoly of uncompromising technology suppliers
Rigid systems with an over- reliance on expensive external consultants
The ‘BIG’ challenge
Delivering services with budget cuts
The world’s governments have turned to UNIT4 Agresso
Agresso is designed with client engagement and service delivery in mind,
and will allow us to adapt to longer-term change we are experiencing
here in Ireland. Additionally new technological advancements like
mobile working, self-service and workflow will enable the councils to
provide better services to its employees and citizens.
Brendan Nicholson
Senior Consultant at the Local Government Management Agency
The world’s governments have turned to UNIT4 Agresso
The credit crunch hits changing
the central government landscape
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2008
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
1500 public sector
customer worldwide
22 central government
departments in the UK
70%
70% central government
departments in Norway
use Agresso
users on UNIT4 Agresso Drift Service, covering
145 Swedish central government bodies
Total number of employees served by Agresso =
A tier 2 solution, such as Agresso, would show an average saving
of 70%. This is based on user levels expected for the small
organisation service in ISSC1 and so a larger user base would
provide a greater level of savings
Employees (thousand)
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180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
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House of
Commons
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200,000