1.12 The Government Transformation Strategy, published in February 2017, has five overall goals. It focuses on:
• business transformation;
• growing the right people, skills and culture;
• building better tools, processes and culture for civil servants;
• making better use of data; and
• shared platforms and business capabilities.
It is also seeking to establish a whole-government approach to transformation, laying the ground for broader transformation across the public sector. It recognises that large-scale transformation is a major challenge, requiring many bodies to coordinate their work while maintaining existing services.
1.13 The strategy describes how digital technology can improve services and save money. It is not yet clear how GDS will measure the strategy's progress or set a baseline for this. There is little detail on cost and timescales for delivery, and the strategy does not refer to any future detailed work or planning. Without further detail, it is difficult to assess the strategy's impact or the likelihood of success.