Digitisation

The Treasury’s step into the modern era has apparently been a giant leap. Today, Darren Jones MP (Bristol North West/Labour), Chief Secretary to the Treasury, illustrated some of the changes to the Institute for Government.

“We’re using technology, dashboards, AI. We’re talking about things across departments with the cabinet. This is very different to the way it used to happen with the Treasury bilaterally via Excel spreadsheets, with not everyone knowing what was happening… And we will develop a single digital interface that sits over the top of these IT solutions and will bring the data up into the centre of government to allow us to look at financial and performance management.”

This is a positive move for the Civil Service, albeit it now requires a different type of Servant. The computer savvy, data-orientated, and graphics inclined need apply. No need to like staplers, glasses of water, and boxes of noodles.