Transform Gov - the digital government podcast

How Ireland’s 31 Local Authorities are creating one digital front door – Sabahat Khan, LGMA

Transform Gov - the digital government podcast

Show Notes

🎧 What happens when 31 local authorities decide to act as one? Sabahat Khan, Assistant CEO and CIO of the LGMA, joins Transform Gov to reveal how they're reshaping Ireland’s local government services through design-led, citizen-first digital transformation.

From standardising services to building trust and rolling out a national SOC, this is digital reform with teeth. Tune in now for practical insight, big vision, and what it takes to get 31 moving parts working as one.

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