Recommendation 6

We are unconvinced that departments will be able to maintain commitment to the agreed Roadmap activities in the face of competing pressures and priorities. Departments must buy in to the long-term advantages of following the digital change agenda. CDDO can monitor progress from the centre, but departments must continue to play their part in completing the agreed activities in the Roadmap. Lack of sustained leadership engagement is a risk to delivery that needs to be taken seriously and CDDO must continue to push for priority with senior leaders. We agree that overall pressures on spending in the current climate require better delivery for improved efficiency at lower cost. Competing pressures and changing priorities will present challenges to the delivery of the Roadmap despite CDDO’s best endeavours. 8 Digital transformation in government: addressing the barriers to efficiency Effective and timely reporting is necessary to hold departments accountable for completion of the agreed Roadmap activities, and CDDO must ensure it maintains suitable levers to keep progress from stalling. Recommendation 6: CDDO should report to Parliament in six months’ time, and 6-monthly thereafter, on each department’s progress towards achieving the Roadmap commitments they have agreed to. We note that the first 6 monthly report has been published. Digital transformation in government: addressing the barriers to efficiency 9 1 Leadership, skills and capacity