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Buying digitally, with social purpose

Warren Smith - Director, Global Digital Marketplace Programme, 19 October 2020 - Global Digital Marketplace, Transformation

The Government Digital Service worked with organisations across government, alongside multilaterals, to create the Digital Buying Guide. It helps civil servants in governments across the world improve their procurement processes. Read to find out how and why it was created.

UK claims number 2 spot in OECD digital government rankings

Jessica McEvoy, 16 October 2020 - Digital, Data and Technology, GDS team

The UK has come second in the Digital Government Index (DGI) of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). We share why this is important, and what's next for us.

What happened when we stopped having meetings and sending emails

Steve Messer and Xander Harrison, 7 October 2020 - GOV.UK Pay, Ways of working

We took advantage of the switch to remote working and tried new working practices in GOV.UK Pay. Our aim was to help people find a balance between work and life that works for them. Here’s what happened.

Leading GDS through the expected and unexpected

Alison Pritchard - GDS Director General, 30 September 2020 - GDS team, People and skills

In Alison Pritchard's final blog post as Director General for GDS, she reflects on her 13-month tenure.

Podcast: The Data Standards Authority

GDS team, 30 September 2020 - Data, Podcast

The Data Standards Authority (DSA) launched several pieces of guidance last month. We’ve invited experts from the Government Digital Service and the Office for National Statistics to explain what data standards are, why they’re important, and what the DSA plans to do in this month’s podcast.

Introducing GOV.UK Accounts

Jen Allum - Head of GOV.UK, 22 September 2020 - GOV.UK

Jen Allum, Head of GOV.UK, shares an update on how GOV.UK is responding to evolving user needs and progressing plans to personalise digital interactions with government.

As social media changes, so does GDS’s Playbook

Vanessa Schneider, 21 September 2020 - Accessibility, Content design, GDS team, People and skills

New social media platforms and trends, and trends on these platforms, spring up all the time. To keep users of the GDS Social Media Playbook informed, Vanessa Schneider highlights key changes and updates.

Developers lead cross-government collaboration on GOV.UK Notify

Liz Catherall, Delivery Manager, Department for International Trade, 18 September 2020 - GOV.UK Notify, Ways of working

DIT’s data team explain how working in the open resulted in improvements to the GOV.UK Notify service.

Leading the digital, data and technology (DDaT) response to coronavirus

Chris Ferguson, 14 September 2020 - Digital, Data and Technology, People and skills

Chris Ferguson, Director of National, International, Research, Service Design and Assurance and DDaT COVID-19 Hub at the Government Digital Service, takes stock of how we responded to coronavirus (COVID-19) to date, and reflects on how GDS's past paved the way.

Promoting gender equality and social inclusion through public procurement

Iain Boyd, Sabrina Martin, Connie McKimm and Scarlet George, 10 September 2020 - Global Digital Marketplace

The Global Digital Marketplace team and partners at Oxford Insights explain how governments can reform public procurement, making it more inclusive whilst opening up supply chains, giving access to marginalised communities and driving economic growth.

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Podcast: Celebrating Black Excellence in Tech

Podcast: Celebrating Black Excellence in Tech

Buying digitally, with social purpose

UK claims number 2 spot in OECD digital government rankings

What happened when we stopped having meetings and sending emails

Leading GDS through the expected and unexpected

Podcast: The Data Standards Authority

Introducing GOV.UK Accounts

As social media changes, so does GDS’s Playbook

Developers lead cross-government collaboration on GOV.UK Notify

Leading the digital, data and technology (DDaT) response to coronavirus

Promoting gender equality and social inclusion through public procurement

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