Central functions, such as procurement, have not made significant progress in treating digital programmes differently from physical infrastructure programmes. The Infrastructure and Projects Authority is responsible for assuring major programmes across government and has started to appoint people with digital expertise onto review teams. However, CDDO is working with the central functions on some of the broader challenges associated with understanding and embedding digital thinking into the a...

Central functions, such as procurement, have not made significant progress in treating digital programmes differently from physical infrastructure programmes. The Infrastructure and Projects Authority is responsible for assuring major programmes across government and has started to appoint people with digital expertise onto review teams. However, CDDO is working with the central functions on some of the broader challenges associated with understanding and embedding digital thinking into the areas for which they are responsible, aiming to address these by 2025. The civil service is more specialised than it was 10 years ago but is still quite g Type: conclusion | Number: 5 | Response status: accepted Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. addressed by 2025. However, it recognises this is dependent on other parts of government, such as HM Treasury, the Commercial Function and the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA). Digital change involve