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GOV.UK Wallet: Building momentum, working in partnership

GOV.UK Wallet Building momentum, working in partnership

GOV.UK Wallet: Building momentum, working in partnership

An update about GOV.UK Wallet and our engagement with the technology sector.

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A public service odyssey

Alison Pritchard - former Director General, Government Digital Service, 29 August 2019 - Sprint, Transformation

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.

Podcast: On writing

Sarah Stewart - former Senior Writer, Government Digital Service and Angus Montgomery - Strategy Advisor, Central Digital and Data Office, 27 August 2019 - Podcast, Ways of working

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.

Emerging techies: Summer Diversity interns at GDS

The GDS Team, 22 August 2019 - People and skills

...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...

How we started the 'Muslims at GDS' community

Dilwoar Hussain - Senior Frontend Developer, Government Digital Service and Arfah Farooq, 20 August 2019 - People and skills

...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...

Back to the future: realising the strategy for innovation

Sue Bateman - Deputy Director for Innovation, Central Digital and Data Office, 15 August 2019 - Technology, Transformation

...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...

Why you should set up a service community

Kuba Bartwicki - Lead Designer, Government Digital Service, 13 August 2019 - People and skills, Ways of working

...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...

Engaging UK suppliers in the Global Digital Marketplace Programme alpha phase

Chantal Donaldson-Foyer and Warren Smith - former Director for the Global Digital Marketplace Programme, Government Digital Service, 12 August 2019 - Global Digital Marketplace

...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...

GOV.UK Verify’s role in HMRC’s highest Self Assessment peak

Kirsty Armstrong - former Engagement Lead, Government Digital Service, 30 July 2019 - GOV.UK One Login

...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...

How we organise monthly mental wellbeing Q&As for GDS staff

Ben Carpenter - former Assisted Digital & Digital Take Up Lead, Government Digital Service, 29 July 2019 - People and skills, Ways of working

...keeps everything in one place. Guidance similar to that listed here is also included in one of the tabs in the spreadsheet, as guidance for curators. Keep an eye on...

Moving forward our work on identity assurance

Lisa Barrett - former Director for Digital Identity, Government Digital Service, 19 July 2019 - GOV.UK One Login

GDS Director of Digital Identity Lisa Barrett gives an update on our work on identity assurance, including a call for evidence on how to organise the digital identity market.