Digital people

Spotlight on DDaT Webinars: Illuminating the World of Digital, Data, and Technology

Olga Winkle, CDDO, 4 October 2023 - Capabilities, Communities of practice, Community, Digital data and technology, People and Skills, Skills and Learning, Training and progression

The Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) showcase their Spotlight webinars, where experienced practitioners share their insights, experience and expertise with those not working in digital, data or technology roles.

Redesigning the DDaT Capability Framework

Maïté de La Guéronnière, 18 September 2023 - Capabilities, Community, Digital data and technology

The Capability Framework articulates standards of capability in digital, data and technology roles. It was originally developed in 2017 and now updated beta version has been launched. Read about what's been changed, the user research behind the changes and other planned developments.

What is Pride Month to me?

Josephine Holman, 6 June 2023 - Community, Diversity and Inclusion, Pride Month

Awareness months at their core are about bringing global attention to important social issues, not only celebrating people in specific communities, but showing that they deserve a fair and equal place in the world.

Using robots to teach basic programming with North-East school students.

Chloe Thompson, Head of Delivery Management, HMRC, 6 January 2023 - Community, Digital data and technology, Diversity and Inclusion, People and Skills, Skills and Learning, Training and progression, Women in Tech, Working at HMRC

This post explores how HMRC is using robots to encourage school girls in the North East of England to think about coding and to develop their STEM or related skills.

Summer Interns - How GDS coped with our Autism

Shamima Begum - Early Talent Manager, GDS, Blaithin Gillen - Summer Intern, GDS and Indigo Sullivan - Summer Intern, GDS, 16 December 2022 - Apprenticeships and internships, Diversity and Inclusion

Introduction Every summer we welcome a number of students from diverse backgrounds into our Summer Diversity Internship Programme (SDIP) and this year, unlike for the last two years, we were able to meet them in person in our offices. This …

Summer Interns - Communications, it’s not all digital

Shamima Begum - Early Talent Manager, GDS and Francis Morse - Summer Intern, GDS, 9 December 2022 - Apprenticeships and internships, Diversity and Inclusion

Introduction Every summer we welcome a number of students from diverse backgrounds into our Summer Diversity Internship Programme (SDIP) and this year, unlike for the last two years, we were able to meet them in person in our offices. This …

Summer Interns - Using my law degree at Government Digital Service

Shamima Begum - Early Talent Manager, GDS and Farhana Badshah - Summer Intern, GDS, 2 December 2022 - Apprenticeships and internships, Diversity and Inclusion

Introduction Every summer we welcome a number of students from diverse backgrounds into our Summer Diversity Internship Programme (SDIP) and this year, unlike for the last two years, we were able to meet them in person in our offices. This …

Summer Interns - Researching the learning offered to Civil Servants

Shamima Begum - Early Talent Manager, GDS and Ella Papworth - Summer Intern, CDDO, 25 November 2022 - Apprenticeships and internships, Diversity and Inclusion

This blog by a summer intern explores the importance of research, understanding user needs, and good communication skills in developing learning opportunities for civil servants

Summer Interns - DDaT Diversity and Expert Recruitment

Shamima Begum - Early Talent Manager, GDS and Natalia Garbarek - Summer Intern, GDS, 18 November 2022 - Apprenticeships and internships, Diversity and Inclusion

GDS is not all about digital technology - trust me my internship programme was all about recruitment

Summer Interns - Diversity, Dyslexia and User Centred Design

Shamima Begum - Early Talent Manager, GDS and Morgan Doel - Summer Intern, GDS, 11 November 2022 - Apprenticeships and internships, Diversity and Inclusion

Morgan Doel writes about his experience of the Summer Diversity Internship Programme and how his dyslexia became a strength when working on User Centred Design.

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