Costs for the Automation Centre of Excellence: FOI release
- Published
- 21 November 2024
- Directorate
- Corporate Transformation Directorate
- Topic
- Public sector, Work and skills
- FOI reference
- FOI/202400436300
- Date received
- 14 October 2024
- Date responded
- 11 November 2024
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
Confirmation of the total costs incurred versus the current value of the Automation Centre of Excellence since it was established.
Response
In 2021 we established an Automation Centre of Excellence in response to the Digital Strategy commitment to establish a "public sector centre of excellence for process automation to reduce the need for staff to undertake repetitive and administrative tasks. This will commission joint projects and share information about ‘what works’ to avoid unnecessary and often costly repetition of work."
In response to your question, the total cost is approximately £4m. The Automation Centre of Excellence does not have an independent value because it is a core part of the Scottish Government.
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Contact
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Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
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