Science and TScience and Technology Committee chairman says he is “disappointed” that the government has still not published its digital transformation strategy THIS ARTICLE COVERS Government & public sector IT RELATED TOPICS Healthcare IT Charity IT Business services IT Financial services IT Leisure & hospitality IT Manufacturing IT Sections Related Content MPs call on government to address Brexit risks to ... – ComputerWeekly Digital skills gap costs UK economy £63bn a year – ComputerWeekly Government must reduce ICTs to meet immigration target – ComputerWeekly Latest News Australian government technology suffers failure after failure Mont-Blanc HPC project alpha tests Cavium ARM module 3D printing proves a disruptive force in Asean manufacturing View All News Latest Blog Posts Six predictions for a shifting CRM market in 2017 – Data Matters M.Gemi the tech-driven showroom only retail store – Inspect-a-Gadget View All Blogs Download Computer Weekly IN THE CURRENT ISSUE: IT Priorities 2017: What will IT decision makers be focusing on? Secure IoT before it kills us What happens to data protection when we leave the EU? Download Current Issue Science and Technology Committee chairman Stephen Metcalfe has written to digital minister Matt Hancock criticising the government for failing to publish its digital transformation strategy. DOWNLOAD THIS FREE GUIDE EU data protection: Essential guide Access this guide to aid you in facing the challenges, opportunities and key actions need to consider in preparing your organisation for GDPR. Corporate E-mail Address: Download Now By submitting your personal information, you agree that TechTarget and its partners may contact you regarding relevant content, products and special offers. You also agree that your personal information may be transferred and processed in the United States, and that you have read and agree to the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy. Safe Harbor He also criticised the government for taking six months to submit a response to the select committee’s digital skills crisis report, which was published in June 2016. “Our disappointment over such a long delay is compounded by the continued absence of the government’s long-promised digital strategy, because much of the focus of our report was that digital strategy,” Metcalfe said in his letter to Hancock. The strategy, which has been delayed repeatedly, is, according to the government, intended to “take digital transformation further than ever before” by prioritising an overhaul of the civil service, including breaking down silos, changing back-office processes and systems, and increasing collaboration. The Government Digital Service (GDS) has yet to publish a strategy since being awarded a £450m budget in the November 2015 government spending review. The strategy has been delayed several times. In March 2016, the then digital minister, Ed Vaizey, told a select committee hearing that the strategy was written and ready to go, but the government had to delay publication because of the EU referendum.echnology Committee slams government digital strategy delays