Recommendation 23

Providing appropriate training is a key element of developing the digital commercial skills that government needs. The NAO report found that government did not have training for digital commercial skills. It noted that in 2023, GCF launched a digital commercial development programme for senior commercial professionals, but that this focused on leadership skills, business acumen and commercial judgement. It also found that the programme was not co–authored with the digital profession and did not emphasise the need for specifically digital commercial skills.39 This mindset needs to urgently change.