Getting started as a content designer in a product or service team
A GDS content designer shares some tips on how content designers can work effectively as part of a product or service team.
People and skills
GDS Academy: sharing with other governments
Through the GDS Academy, we are helping the government to achieve its ambition to have one of the most digitally skilled populations of civil servants in the world. In recent years, our work has come to serve as an inspiration …
Celebrating diversity: the GDSBAME network on its first birthday
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Leema Ahmed, Samantha Bryant - Delivery Manager for GOV.UK Pay, Government Digital Service, Daniel Sintim and Hemita Bhatti, Posted on:
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GDS has been named as one of the Top 100 Employers for Race by Business in the Community. In this post, the GDSBAME network co-founders share why they started the network and where they are a year on.
GDS Academy, HMRC and DWP partner on first cross-university internship scheme
The GDS Academy, DWP and HMRC recently ran an internship programme with 3 universities. We're now planning to extend this project to further departments across the country, and hoping that more universities can get involved.
It’s ok to talk about mental health
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We have a responsibility to make sure GDS is a healthy place to work, where everyone feels able to talk about their mental health and ask for support if they need it.
Why we’re marking National Inclusion Week 2017 at GDS
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At GDS we’ve been celebrating National Inclusion Week. This year’s theme is ‘Connect for inclusion’, and we’ve been running events and discussing the importance of how we value difference at work and benefit from inclusion.
Applications for the DDaT Fast Stream are opening soon
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On 14 September 2017, applications will open for the digital, data and technology (DDaT) Fast Stream scheme 2018, aimed at graduates and existing civil servants. Fast streamers will work in up to 6 government departments, in various UK locations.
Volunteering saved my career and made me a better person
One of the good things about working in the Civil Service is that it encourages volunteering. Jacob Bonwitt shares his story of how volunteering changed his life and his career.
The GDS Academy is here
Whether you’re a specialist or non-specialist civil servant, the GDS Academy will help improve your digital awareness by giving you a better understanding of the user-centred methodologies which are at the heart of government transformation.
Building capability and community through the Government Data Science Partnership
Across government, departments are beginning to realise not only the value of the data they hold, but also how they can use data science to make more effective, data-informed decisions.
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Be part of the transformation
If you’re interested in joining us, check out all open opportunities on the GDS careers site.