The Cabinet Office and DSIT have many expectations for the Digital Commercial Centre of Excellence to deliver the large–scale improvements needed to current digital commercial activities, as well as its existing aims. Government’s current digital commercial approaches and practices require improvement in a range of areas, including creating a clear sourcing strategy setting out what government wants and how it will procure it. Yet government does not have sufficient skills to manage the depth...

The Cabinet Office and DSIT have many expectations for the Digital Commercial Centre of Excellence to deliver the large–scale improvements needed to current digital commercial activities, as well as its existing aims. Government’s current digital commercial approaches and practices require improvement in a range of areas, including creating a clear sourcing strategy setting out what government wants and how it will procure it. Yet government does not have sufficient skills to manage the depth and breadth of its digital commercial needs. There is an insufficient level of digital commercial skills across departments, and some Departments do not Type: conclusion | Number: 2 | Response status: accepted Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. to supplier and market engagement, with a particular focus on Small and Medium Enterprise and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise suppliers, working in conjunction with industry representative bodies suc