Recommendation 10

Ongoing capability building and training for senior leaders is essential. It is being progressed through various training programmes but requires continual attention.18 We heard that a Digital Excellence programme has been piloted recently, although not yet widely rolled out. So far 300 people have been trained but this represents less than 5% of the senior civil service so far, against the target of 15% by September 2023.19 CDDO itself recognises it will take sustained effort and focus from senior leaders across government to meet the target of 90% set out in the Roadmap, so in our view this is unlikely.20 We would also expect this training to include detailed coverage of government’s digital operating environment and the existing constraints and issues associated with legacy systems and data.21 9 Q 73 10 Qq 55, 69 11 Q 55 12 Q 70 13 C&AG’s Report, para 26 14 Qq 45–49 15 Q 49 16 Qq 42–43 17 Q 30 18 Q 7 19 Q 44; C&AG’s Report, para 26 20 Qq 30, 36 21 C&AG’s Report, para 3.23 Digital transformation in government: addressing the barriers to efficiency 11