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Seventieth Report - Digital transformation in government: addressing the barriers to efficiency
Public Accounts Committee
HC 1229
Published 13 September 2023
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Seventieth report from Session 2022-23 · published 18 Nov 2023
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
Government over-relies on staff goodwill due to consistently lower digital pay levels.
Conclusion
CDDO told us that government can offer interesting and rewarding opportunities, and the possibility for digital career progression up to levels of seniority that were almost unheard of several years ago.28 It believes this can make a career in the …
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Government has made minimal progress on cross-departmental data challenges in the last decade.
Conclusion
Government recognises that the scale of the challenge on data is also enormous. It hopes that its data maturity framework will help address data maturity challenges across government. However, the committee has taken evidence many times on the challenges on …
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Government Response Summary
The government responded by quoting an existing 'commitment 3' regarding departments working to make essential shared data assets available through APIs and platforms. This does not directly address the committee's specific concerns about historical lack of progress or departmental prioritisation.
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