Yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Bro Morgannwg 2012 fe ofynnodd  y cyn-Weinidog dros Addysg a Sgiliau, Leighton Andrews AC, a ddylai’r Eisteddfod Genedlaethol foderneiddio.  Sefydlwyd Grŵp Gorchwyl a Gorffen ym mis Hydref 2012 er mwyn adolygu’r trefniadau a chyflwyno argymhellion iddo ar sut i gyflawni hyn. Cadeirydd y Grŵp oedd Roy Noble.
At the Vale of Glamorgan National Eisteddfod 2012 the then Minister Education and Skills, Leighton Andrews AM, raised the question of whether the Eisteddfod should modernise. A Task and Finish Group was established in October 2012 in order to present him with recommendations in relation to how this could be achieved. The chair of the group was Roy Noble.