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Science, technology and innovation

Our audit of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and its sponsored bodies, enables us to challenge and review developments in the use of money for innovation, science and technology. We audit the Department's financial statements and conduct VfM audits of specific programmes and projects.

Our work in this sector goes beyond the bounds of the Department itself - not least with our continuing coverage of major IT initiatives and projects, such as our report on The National Programme for IT in the NHS.

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Advice, guidance and tools

In addition to formal reports to Parliament, we also produce a range of other outputs from our financial audit and VFM work. Examples include:

Innovation Across Central Government

26 March 2009

Our report on Innovation across central government assesses government bodies' approach to, and support for, innovation.

Innovation across central government

Five case study films from the conference on Changing Culture, Strengthening Delivery

April 2009

A conference on Changing Culture, Strengthening Delivery explored the issues of innovation across government in greater depth with individuals involved in innovation in central government, local government and third sector organisations. We produced five short films highlighting some of the examples of good practice from the two reports.

Changing Culture, Strengthening Delivery conference