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Podcast: How to start a career in tech

In this month’s episode of the Government Digital Service (GDS) Podcast, we’re going to be talking about careers in tech. Digital, data and technology roles in government - like the ones here at at...

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Why working with an agile approach matters across the globe

In the last 3 years of helping governments across the globe we’ve seen how agile approaches can help organisations and teams who want to start delivering better public services. One of the main things...

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Intern to data scientist: the Civil Service’s innovative tech talent pipeline

Summer Diversity Internship Programme (SDIP) graduate Jake Rutherford spent some of his internship collaborating with the Government Digital Service’s (GDS) Data Products team. Jake went on to be...

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The GDS Fast-a-thon: how our Muslim community shared Ramadan

The Muslim Community at GDS hosted its third annual Ramadan Fast-a-thon. The Fast-a-thon started 3 years ago as an opportunity for people around GDS to experience and appreciate what Muslims do during...

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A day in the life of a GDS Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Site Reliability Engineers - or SREs - are primarily responsible for ensuring that the services provided by the UK Government (GOV.UK Pay, in my case) are working, continue to work, and that we spot...

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Climbing Kilimanjaro, GDS team’s charity work makes a difference

Naturally, I’ll be honest, I’m someone who avoids leaving their comfort zone. My daily life ordinarily consists of very little risk, and therefore very little personal growth outside of work. It is...

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Building digital foundations globally with service standards

The GDSF (GDS + DSF) Team in Cyprus at an event showcasing our work and the Service Standard to suppliers. "Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex intelligent behaviour. Complex...

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Building an inclusive culture at the Government Digital Service

Making our organisation a genuinely representative, inclusive place - where people feel that they belong - is a priority for me, and for my leadership team. GDS needs to keep learning how to be...

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2 Years of COVID-19 on GOV.UK

The last 2 years have been tough for us all. During this period, we’re proud that the Government Digital Service (GDS) had teams working on the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. The...

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Celebrating neurodiverse superpowers

This month will be all about celebrating those with neurodiverse superpowers; product leaders like Steve Jobs, entrepreneurs like Richard Branson, top actors like Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley,...

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