Written question asked by Samantha Niblett (Labour) on Monday, 9 June 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 13 June 2025 (named day). It was answered by Feryal Clark (Labour) on Friday, 13 June 2025 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Software: Government Departments

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2025 to Question 55786 on Public Sector: Digital Technology, whether his Department’s digital transformation strategy will include the (a) financial impact of software assets on departmental budgets and (b) impact of identified dependencies on those assets on cost efficiencies.

Answer

The State of Digital Government review, A blueprint for modern digital government and the Performance Review of Digital Spend, all published this year, have highlighted the need to reform digital purchasing.

The Government has launched a Digital Commercial Centre of Excellence, containing experts from the Digital and Commercial Functions, within the Government Digital Service (GDS) in my department. It is pursuing multiple strategies to improve value for money and outcomes including central buying of commodity services, development of a digital sourcing strategy, creation of technical enablers and joined-up management of strategic digital suppliers.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 58395
Session: 2024-26
Related items: Digital Technology: Public Sector
Wednesday, 4 June 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Software Digital technology Finance Government departments Public sector
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Software: Government Departments

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