A survey by the BBC on ‘Breakfast’ this morning demonstrated that 60% of the public were willing to see cuts in public services in view of the funding deficit the country is facing. This is very encouraging seeing as the public sector seems already to be implementing these cuts and reigning back heavily on any form of spending. Sensible yes, but also very difficult for UK businesses who make and sell products or deliver services to the public sector here in the UK.
I wonder how many of those 60% would still be happy if the cuts directly affected them. There were comments that education and defence should be protected. surely if cuts are to happen then they should be fair across the board, otherwise we are all going to say that our area of interest should be protected.
Hence the need for us all to be flexible and think and work smarter. Tools that save money and human resources are the order of the day. Retraining users to be adaptable and skilled in more than one area. Buy and deploy tools that can be used for multiple tasks and then in the future additional functionality can add even further value.
Everyone has a civic responsibility to encourage the country to maintain a balanced economy. Likewise the procurer’s of equipment and services for the public sector need to be mindful of companies whose livelihood are resting on the fortunes of the UK economy. Let us as manufacturers, design smarter products and sell smarter tools and all of us do our bit for the good of our futures.
