The National Audit Office has published a critical report into the government's approach to ICT.

The NAO report outlines five areas of discussion including a lack of business intelligence and the poor quality of cross-department ICT initiatives.

The report has been released as the NAO commented that the government will face challenges after its “radical and rapid changes” made to it's approach to ICT.

Sureyya Cansoy, director of public sector at Intellect, the trade association for the UK’s technology sector said:

“The report is a very useful snapshot of the current landscape and the challenges ahead. We welcome the NAO’s recognition of the important roles that information and technology play in delivering better and more efficient public services, increasing social mobility and driving economic growth.

"Public service reform should be focused on value, not just on lowest cost. The NAO’s approach supports this and we look forward to working with them to collectively address the challenges they have set out.”