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

Jake Rutherford - former Data Scientist, Government Digital Service, 16 May 2022 - People and skills

To celebrate Learning at Work Week, Summer Diversity Internship Programme (SDIP) graduate Jake Rutherford explains how the opportunity to learn whilst working was instrumental to his career.

Why working with an agile approach matters across the globe

Jude Hanan - Principal Digital Advisor, Government Digital Service, Max Fitzhugh - Senior Delivery Manager, Government Digital Service and Raya Barghouti - Senior Analyst, Government Digital Service, 13 May 2022 - People and skills, Service design, Transformation, Ways of working

At GDS, we use agile to develop services that meet user needs. Our International Advisory team shares what they've learned working internationally to support and scale agile adoption in local contexts.

Using documentation-driven development for GOV.UK Sign In

Pippa O’Driscoll - Technical Writer, Government Digital Service, 9 May 2022 - Digital, Data and Technology, GOV.UK, Transformation

Learn how GDS is using documentation-driven development in the One Login for Government programme to help build and improve digital identity services.

The GOV.UK Design System is now live

Trang Erskine - Senior Product Manager for GOV.UK Design System, Government Digital Service, 31 March 2022 - Digital Service Platforms, Service design, Transformation

Follow the GOV.UK Design System’s journey to achieving live status, what we learned along the way and plans for the future.

Podcast: Improving navigation on GOV.UK

The GDS Team, 1 March 2022 - GOV.UK, Podcast, Transformation, User research

When was the last time you noticed any changes to GOV.UK? We share how and why we’ve updated its homepage and menu bars.

Podcast: Understanding the complexity of users' lives

The GDS Team, 26 January 2022 - GOV.UK One Login, Podcast, User research

Why build a product people won't or can't use? Our user researchers share their approach to understanding needs for government’s single sign-on.

Podcast: How to start a career in tech

The GDS Team, 17 December 2021 - Digital, Data and Technology, GDS team, People and skills, Podcast

Three developers from the Government Digital Service discuss common misconceptions about tech careers, and how to get started.

Join the user research panel for GDS products and services

Andy Parker - Senior User Researcher for GOV.UK Notify, Government Digital Service, 15 December 2021 - Digital Service Platforms, GOV.UK Notify, GOV.UK Pay, Service design, User research

We’re launching a new way for civil and public servants to help us iterate the Government Digital Service’s digital products and services.

GDS is 10: we’re ready for our next chapter

Tom Read - Chief Executive Officer, Government Digital Service and The GDS Team, 8 December 2021 - GDS team, People and skills, Transformation

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is turning 10. Watch as team members share - in 10 seconds or less - what excites them most about what’s coming next.

One Login for Government: December 2021 update

Natalie Jones OBE, Director of Digital Identity, Government Digital Service, 1 December 2021 - GOV.UK One Login, Service design, User research

In this blogpost, we address the GDS approach to identity checking and our delivery plan for a new system - Natalie Jones, Director of Digital Identity explains.

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