“ CPOs have the experience , and this means they ’ d be able to go in and create value from day one ”
– Paul Devlin , GM for EMEA and MEE , SAP Ariba
but , crucially , there ’ s also the question of the effective reuse of human capital and the impact that will have on procurement officers in government .
“ If you think about technology today the reality is that what can be automated , will be automated . There ’ s no stopping that ,” says Devlin . “ What you ’ ll find are a lot of redundant processes in government because of the benefits that automation brings . A lot of highly skilled people can then be freed up away from mundane tasks to much more valuedriven activity – things that will drive real value back to citizens .”
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