Service design is an established role in government. In this post, Martin Jordan, Head of Service Design at GDS, gives an overview of the various formats of support and activities available to people working on improving public services in the UK.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POwwKbjFQRs The content community team is working to build effective, adaptable and scalable learning experiences for content designers across the public sector. We're doing this work so that the content...
Alison Pritchard was named interim Director General of the Government Digital Service in August 2019. In this post, Alison shares her journey in government so far and talks about what she's looking forward to delivering in the next few months.
GDS senior creative writers Angus Montgomery and Sarah Stewart discuss the role of writers in government and how clear writing can help people to do their jobs better. If you’re asked to write a blog post, opinion piece or presentation, here are Angus and Sarah’s 10 tips for clear writing.
...is fantastic at what it does – whether it’s modelling agile working, building products or upskilling civil servants through the GDS Academy. I’ve had a number of valuable opportunities while...
...of simple questions which I found difficult asking as a new starter, such as “where is the prayer room?” or “where is the closest mosque?”. I was new to the...
...open data, data ethics and data sharing and – while I was there – brought in the Codes of Practice to make the data sharing powers in the Digital Economy...
...up their own community. There is guidance to help you do this in the Service Manual. Here are the benefits that setting up a service community can bring. Connect with...
...research, service design and agile working skills and experience. We’ll also look to bring a user-centred approach to procurement practice by working with users to design new routes to market...
...including its Personal Tax Account, which the Self Assessment online service is part of. This service helps people manage their taxes, and alongside submitting your tax return, you can control...
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