New year, new DDaT leadership
Posted by:
Alex Chisholm, Posted on: 13 January 2021
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Categories:
Digital, Data and Technology, GDS team, People and skills
I last blogged about our digital, data, and technology (DDaT) ambitions back in August, when we launched the recruitment competitions for the Government Chief Digital Officer (GCDO) and the GDS Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Summer now feels like a lifetime ago and much has happened since then. The response to coronavirus (COVID-19) has and continues to absorb our energies, with profound impact on our daily lives and communities. The UK has successfully transitioned out of the European Union and our economy and businesses adjust to a new normal. And we concluded a complex and dynamic Spending Review process that was both conservative and transformative; striking a fine balance between the Government’s ambitions and the uniquely challenging context we find ourselves in.
Digital, data and technology have and continue to be central to those endeavours – as with so much government business. And so I’m delighted to announce the new leadership for our Digital, Data, and Technology profession, and [...]