Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 45 | Page 19

LATEST INTELLIGENCE broad range of developers to rapidly build and deploy custom web and mobile apps – without the need for time consuming coding. Plus, low-code tools allow non-technical resources to contribute as well, further reducing the burden on IT. definitions. The transfer of information via an open standard is made more efficient and error-free because no interpretations or transformations are required – and openness increases adoption. A low-code, standards- based development platform brings IT and the business together, enabling more rapid, iterative, and collaborative development. It is vital to evaluate platforms carefully and choose the approach that meets your agency’s needs, now AND in the future. n With the demand for custom applications increasing in the public sector, it’s clear that organizations need a faster way to deliver – and low-code development platforms provide a proven way to shorten time-to- value for these new applications. Forrester has benchmarked low-code at 10–20X the delivery speed of traditional application development. Additionally, as efficiency, transparency, and flexibility are increasingly important to the public sector, the applicability for standards- based platforms is trending high as well. Due to this shift in innovation, when evaluating a platform to facilitate your IT modernization efforts, make sure to add “standards-based” to the requirement list. Leveraging a standards-based development platform removes unnecessary barriers and gives everyone access to the format’s Download whitepapers free from www.intelligentcio.com/me/whitepapers/ www.intelligentcio.com INTELLIGENTCIO 19