UK government’s digital strategy has to be welcomed – but it could have been so much more

The very best thing about the government digital strategy is that it exists. The areas covered by the strategy are vitally important for the UK’s economic future...
Government digital strategy ticks the boxes – but real transformation needs more radical ambition

The long wait for the new government digital strategy may have caused frustration in some places, but clearly within the Cabinet Office the extensive delays have...
No surprises, few measurable targets, but one big challenge for the new government digital strategy

After another summer of turmoil at the Government Digital Service (GDS), with
GDS: Will the strategy still be delivery?

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is an uncertain place at the moment – or so the rumour mill says.
The team are carrying on with their pre-existing strategy – one that was written last year to justify
The all-new GDS under Kevin Cunnington starts here

So, the first phase of changing the Government Digital Service (GDS) is underway, and it’s clear there is a lot more to come. The Cabinet Office pitched the latest news as...
No matter what happens next, GDS’s long-term future is not assured

No matter what happens next for the Government Digital Service (GDS), you can assume three things will be true: 1 - The Cabinet Office will make...
GDS gets a £450m budget boost – and a £3.5bn incentive to prove digital really works

Even people close to the Government Digital Service (GDS) seem surprised - pleasantly so - by the announcement of a £450m budget over the rest of this Parliament.
While it's still not clear exactly how that cash will be allocated, it's a far cry from expectations in the months leading...
Digital transformation will not happen across local government – so what’s the alternative?

We often hear local government talked about as if it were a single entity. It's particularly common in digital circles - "We need a digital transformation of local government!" being a typical...
Buy vs build and the rise of open source are driving digital transformation

One of the defining characteristics of digital transformation for most organisations is the realisation that software development is a core business activity. For much of the 1990s and 2000s, building your own software was something to be outsourced - often to low-cost offshore providers. "We're...
Why GDS doesn’t matter – the questions for UK digital government

The summer parliamentary recess is meant to be a quiet time for anyone writing about government matters, but for those of us following all things technology it's been an unexpectedly busy period.