Public sector agencies are not convinced that a move to shared services would save sufficient money, according to a new Ovum survey.

The research, which was carried out by independent technology analyst Ovum, found that 49 per cent of chief information officers in public sector bodies are not convinced shared services would save enough cash to make it beneficial.

Commenting on the figures, Jessica Hawkins, Ovum analyst and author of a new report, noted that moving to shared services does result in upheaval and changes software applications – which could impact on those in developer jobs.

"These barriers that public sector agencies feel they face mean uptake of shared services has so far been modest in some regions," she went on to say.

Earlier this month, another study released by Ovum found that offshoring is seen as riskier than moving to the cloud when it comes to finance and accounting efforts.