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Central Government programme wrapped – 2025 in review

The Central Government programme reflects on a milestone year of collaboration, innovation and policy insight. This wrap-up highlights key achievements across digital transformation, skills, procurement and emerging technology, and sets the direction for how techUK and members will work together to shape what comes next.

A year of impact for the central government programme

It has been another busy year for the central government programme at techUK. This year featured:

  • 31 market engagement events
  • Across five different government departments
  • 24 new Central Government Council members elected
  • Four member-led webinars in Procurement Week 2025
  • Three Public Sector Tech Talks
  • Three campaign weeks
  • Two supplier summits with GDS
  • Two reports
  • One flagship public sector conference
  • One SME-focused networking event

We wanted to share some highlights behind those numbers.

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