Schools, colleges, partners and associate organisations from across Wales came together recently as DVLA officially launched Code Challenge 2027, marking the beginning of another exciting year of creativity, coding and digital innovation. The launch event celebrated the achievements of Code Challenge 2026 while setting out an ambitious, year-long programme designed to inspire the next generation of digital talent across Wales.  

DVLA’s annual Code Challenge gives young people the opportunity to develop coding, creativity and problem-solving skills. John St C Williams reflects on this year’s event and explains why its success is measured by much more than the final results.