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The Cabinet Office has announced plans for a new entity and a trio of senior appointments for digital and data in the UK Government. It is setting up a Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) as a strategic centre for digital, data and technology, with Paul Willmott as its chair and Joanna Davinson as chief executive officer. This comes with the appointment of Tom Read as the new chief executive officer of the Government Digital Service (GDS). In a division of roles previously under the remit of GDS, it will be responsible for the standards, controls and assurance functions, and focus on the d...

Credit: Crown Copyright/Open Government Licence v3.0 Government has shaken up its digital leadership structure, including the creation of a Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) to lead tech strategy across departments and the appointment of a new leader for the Government Digital Service. The CDDO, which is due to open in early February, will sit within the Cabinet Office and will be led by executive director Joanna Davinson (pictured above). She joins from the Home Office, where she has served as chief digital, data and technology officer since 2017. Paul Willmott, chief digital adviser of ...

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