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Ernst & Young Launches Center for Government Modernization to Assist Agencies

The consulting center aims to develop thought leadership around operational optimization and transformation.

Michael Hickey is an Editor at Manifest.

Professional services company Ernst & Young recently announced the launch of the EY Center for Government Modernization, led by the company’s government and public sector consulting firm.

According to a press release, the center aims to help federal, state and local agencies modernize and will focus on three areas of thought leadership, drawing on public and private sector experience, surveys and reports:

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Operational optimization for government, focusing on workforce transformation, automation and modernizing legacy systems
Equity and well-being for communities, focusing on tech solutions related to public health, equity and accessibility
Constituent experience transformation, focusing on how agencies can modernize government services

Calls for IT modernization in government have been urgent in recent years, as reports make it clear that the public sector is falling behind its private sector counterparts.

State agencies recognize the importance of modernization, consistently ranking it as a top priority. The National Association of State Chief Information Officers released its top 10 priorities for state CIOs in 2023, and modernization of legacy technology was fourth on the list, moving up a spot from the year before.

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