One in four UK government computer systems are running on outdated technology — with taxpayers footing the bill…
- A quarter of central government IT systems are bogged down by legacy tech, report claims
- £200 billion in AI-induced savings are being left on the table
- Modernization needs a dedicated taskforce and centralized procurement
Nearly one-quarter of the 319 central government IT systems evaluated under the Legacy IT Risk Assessment Framework are ‘red-rated’, which means not only that they use legacy tech and infrastructure, but they pose the highest operational risk of all systems, new research has claimed.
However, government systems only provide a taste of how widespread legacy tech could be, with other public sector organizations like the NHS and local police forces likely having a higher percentage of ‘red-rated’ tech – as much as 70% in some organizations, a Re:State report says.
Quantifying the extent of legacy tech isn’t quite as easy as it seems, though, with 15% of public bodies admitting they can’t provide an accurate view...
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