Accelerating Innovation at Pace with AI, Apps & Agents.

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) operates in fast-moving, high-stakes environments where speed of delivery directly affects outcomes—from crisis response to development programmes. To keep pace with demand, we are driving an ambitious shift: enabling teams to rapidly design, build, and deploy solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform, supercharged by Copilot. Our focus is simple—reduce time from idea to impact from months to days.

Teams are replacing manual, paper-based and spreadsheet-driven processes with apps and automations built in weeks—often by the people closest to the problem. From accelerating consular support workflows to enabling near real-time operational reporting and streamlining grant management, Power Platform is helping us move faster without waiting for traditional development cycles. Copilot is allowing users to generate apps, flows, and insights in minutes using natural language, dramatically lowering the time and effort required to get started.

Delivering at pace has shaped how we work. We prioritise rapid iteration over perfection—deploy early, learn fast, and scale what works. We have built lightweight but effective governance that enables speed while managing risk, with clear environment strategies and reusable building blocks for easy adoption. We invest heavily in our community of makers, creating a culture where sharing solutions and patterns accelerates others. And we focus on outcomes—automation hours saved, processes streamlined, and services delivered faster.

Pace must be intentional. Without guardrails, speed can create duplication or technical debt, so we emphasise reuse and standardisation. Copilot introduces new opportunities to accelerate further, but also reinforces the need for responsible AI practices embedded from the outset. Getting this balance right is key to sustaining high-velocity delivery at scale.

Join us to learn how we are delivering low code at pace—and how you can do the same in your organisation.