It’s the gap between the two scenarios – how government services should work and how many still do work – that the Government Digital Service (GDS) is looking to close by transforming dozens of siloed offices with separate systems and processes into Government as a Platform (GaaP). The idea is fairly simple: as part of a single UK government, GDS should be able to provide a common set of core systems (i.e. a platform) that allow various departments to share digital services, technology and processes. This is the driving principle behind the significant spike (£450M until 2020) in GDS budget, and the significant investment (£1.8B) in digital transformation.