The digital skills gap is a major challenge and a key priority for the UK government. It is also a pressure point for senior civil servants tasked with delivering the digital public services that citizens need.

In bridging the gap, there is a major opportunity for government to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the civil service. It can also deliver social impact by creating better digital public services for citizens.

Growing digital skills in government explores the scale and nature of the skills challenge facing government. It sets out the new skills demands that advances in technology creates. It offers practical advice on what more can be done, particularly in transferring knowledge to in-house teams. And it provides case study examples of where knowledge transfer has been delivered successfully.

The report also shares Opencast’s experience of promoting tech careers and building a workplace culture.