3.1 A central function can work with departments in two broad ways. It can support others by helping to build capability and providing advice, and it can introduce more formal controls, in some cases centralising and managing shared services directly. In this part, we consider how Government Digital Service (GDS) has provided support for transformation and helped to:
• demonstrate and adopt new approaches to transformation;
• identify better uses of technology and data; and
• develop skills and capability across government.