1.8 Given the concerns of the Committee, we have undertaken an early review of the work on the Strategy, six months after publication. Our report assesses general progress and identifies key priorities for government. We do not report in detail on the delivery areas. Rather, we highlight progress in some of the projects that are critical to delivering the wider aims of the Strategy, and which pose particular risks.
1.9 This report is part of a series of NAO publications on ICT (Appendix Four) and is presented in three parts:
• Leadership and governance (Part Two).
• Managing the implementation programme (Part Three).
• Progress in delivering the actions (Part Four).
1.10 Our review has focused exclusively on central government. The Scottish Government, Welsh Government, Northern Ireland Executive and local government all have their own ICT strategies but we have not assessed them.7
1.11 To prepare this report we examined published documents and delivery plans. We interviewed key staff across government and ICT suppliers. A summary of our methods is in Appendix One.
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7 Welsh Government, ICT Strategy for the Public Sector in Wales, 2011. Department of Finance and Personnel, Northern Ireland Civil Service Information Systems Strategy, January 2011. The Scottish Government, Scotland's Digital Future A Strategy for Scotland, March 2011. Socitm Local CIO Council, Planting the Flag: a strategy for ICT‑enabled local public service reform, May 2011.