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How GDS is supporting women in STEM

Posted by: Laura Yarrow - Head of Design, GOV.UK, Government Digital Service, Posted on: 21 October 2024 - Categories: GDS team, People and skills
The image features three young women from Next Tech Girls, alongside a member of the GDS team, Dr Sarah Kirby-Ginns. They're standing in front of two pop-up banners, smiling.

The Government Digital Service recently hosted three students from Next Tech Girls, a social enterprise that works with girls in education who are interested in a career in tech.

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Setting open standards for government documents

Posted by: Linda Humphries - former Senior Technology Adviser, Government Digital Service, Posted on: 4 December 2013 - Categories: GDS team, Technology

...out some of the frustration and inefficiency, making it easier for people to do their jobs or use our services. I’m in listening mode – trying to get a better...

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Co-operating with Korea to put users first

Posted by: Liam Maxwell, Posted on: 7 November 2013 - Categories: Technology

On my recent trip to Korea, I was hugely impressed by the technological innovation on display and by the progress on the digital development of the public sector. That why it was a pleasure yesterday to see GDS host a …

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Meeting the technology needs of government

Posted by: Matthew Coates, Posted on: 6 November 2013 - Categories: GDS team, Technology

...the Cabinet Office, and chaired by Liam Maxwell, Government CTO. Setting the scene Francis Maude talked about how important it is to get technology in the civil service right, as...

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New guidance for government devices

Posted by: Andy Beale, Posted on: 22 October 2013 - Categories: GDS team, Technology

...needs first - not something that security policy is known for it enables real choice of IT for civil servants - there is guidance for Mac OS X, Ubuntu and...

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Making better choices for the technology we use

Posted by: Tariq Rashid, Posted on: 26 March 2013 - Categories: Digital strategy

Getting a new message out This week the IT Reform team within GDS released new guidance to government departments and suppliers around the technology we use. We've done this to make sure our technology doesn't end up becoming inflexible, overdesigned, …

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Liam Maxwell and IT Reform Group join GDS

Posted by: Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on: 14 December 2012 - Categories: GDS team

...department is about to publish its own digital strategy, forming the roadmap for service transformation over the next year. This will create a new generation of digital public services where...

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