Oracle cloud-based applications will be used to integrate a number of government departments onto a platform for shared services.
Oracle software will be used to provide shared services for Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Justice, and Home Office.
Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite will be used in conjunction with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to create a single operational model. Oracle says the move will reduce costs, standardise finance, HR, and supply chain data and “transform corporate services”.
Chris Murtagh is the chief technology officer for Synergy and the ERP program director. He said: “We’re building a common operational model and establishing business process that will be shared across four departments that employ almost half of the civil servants working in the UK.”
Oracle Cloud creates a platform that expands insights, increases efficiency and allows us to better serve citizens.
The platform will include the HR systems of each department and their payrolls, and will bring together data insights they hope will improve employee experience and decision-making.
Oracle Cloud will host the shared services platform for UK Government and Defence.
The consortium will consist of DWP and Deloitte, IBM, Oracle.
Oracle’s UK Country Leader, Siobhan WILSON, said that government departments face increasing pressure to ensure they work efficiently and cost effectively. The move to Oracle Cloud is expected to increase UK citizen’s efficiency and provide more value.
After a revamp of the shared services strategy by 2021, the Cabinet Office announced last year its plans to streamline back-office operations for departments.
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