When we examined the challenges in implementing digital change in December 2021, we concluded that there was a large gap between the demand for, and supply of, the digital specialists that government needed, and that it was hard to get the right balance of in-house and outsourced skills.24 In response, in February 2022, CDDO committed to creating 14 C&AG’s Report, paras 9, 18, 22 15 C&AG’s Report, paras 9, 22 16 Q 24 17 Q 25 18 Qq 13–14 and C&AG Report, figure 3 19 Qq 19–20 20 Qq 13–14 21 Qq ...

When we examined the challenges in implementing digital change in December 2021, we concluded that there was a large gap between the demand for, and supply of, the digital specialists that government needed, and that it was hard to get the right balance of in-house and outsourced skills.24 In response, in February 2022, CDDO committed to creating 14 C&AG’s Report, paras 9, 18, 22 15 C&AG’s Report, paras 9, 22 16 Q 24 17 Q 25 18 Qq 13–14 and C&AG Report, figure 3 19 Qq 19–20 20 Qq 13–14 21 Qq 14, 20 22 Q 15 23 Qq 29, 78 24 Committee of Public Accounts, Thirtieth Report of Session 2021–22, Challenges in implementing digital change, HC 637, 10 D Type: conclusion | Number: 12 | Response status: accepted Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Recommendation implemented. The government’s commitment to build digital skills at scale and reducing reliance on contingent labour, is set out in the 2025 Roadmap for Digital and Data. Across government, CDDO