France Creates a Digital Campus to Accelerate Civil Servants' Upskilling

This IDC Market note discusses how governments across the globe, including in France, are prioritizing digital transformation to meet evolving citizen needs and align with private sector services. France's civil servants face a digital skills gap, threatening the country's digital strategy. In response, President Macron emphasized a culture of performance and results, aiming for an "invisible bureaucracy" through better data and IT use. The French government's Digital Campus initiative, launched in early 2024, aims to upskill civil servants in digital competencies, including cybersecurity and cloud management, focusing on internal training and collaboration with public universities to enhance digital maturity and service delivery.