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The government is right to highlight the potential for technology to support better public service...
Conclusion
The government is right to highlight the potential for technology to support better public service delivery. But its estimate that the digitisation of public services could deliver an annual saving of £45 billion is worryingly optimistic. While assumptions are an unavoidable part of economic projections, hyperbole diminishes the case for change. (Conclusion, Paragraph 68)
Source
Inquiry
Digital centre of government
Report
1st Report - Rewiring the state: Delivering digital government
03 Jun 2026
HC 61
Addressee Bodies
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Timeline
Recommendation age
0.3 yrs
Report published
03 Jun 2026