As governments around the world are confronting the immediate effects of the global economic downturn, they are also addressing long-term challenges, such as shifting demographics, intense resource scarcity, and a fundamental shift of power between developed and emerging economies.

These challenges are accompanied by a rapid diffusion of information and knowledge that requires quicker decision-making and richer, more frequent communications to a more informed constituent base. A.T. Kearney understands these challenges and partners with its public sector clients to make the case for change, develop innovative strategies, and implement practical solutions.

Today, government agencies are challenged to reduce costs, improve quality of service to align with private sector performance, and cut time-to-market from policy to execution. A.T. Kearney has a deep heritage in operations and brings this experience to help governments address these key challenges.

To be most effective, governments need global insights and best practices from around the world coupled with localized, sector-specific expertise. Below are just a few examples of our recent work in various countries and regions:

• In the U.S., we are working with the Department of Defense to increase end-to-end visibility, drive out complexity, and reduce overall costs
• In the U.K., we partnered with the Ministry of Health to design services that increase cost effectiveness through improved throughput capacity, service access and quality
• In Korea, we have worked with several organizations to develop an economic strategy to increase competitiveness
• In Africa, we developed a growth and investment strategy to identify and communicate ways to support the continent’s economic development
• In the Middle East, we have entered into a partnership with the Foreign Investment Office of the Dubai Department of Economic Development to stimulate foreign direct investment
• In China, we formulated and implemented a strategic assessment for Shanghai

For more detail on our regional capabilities, please select a country on the right.

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