Digital people

2023 summer interns - creating a new brand

Thea Day, Summer Intern, CDDO, 23 February 2024 - Apprenticeships and internships, Government Digital and Data, Graduate schemes and Fast Stream

Thea writes about her experience working in the CDDO Comms team helping to create the new Government Digital and Data branding.

2023 summer interns - supporting visit by international delegations

Ramaya Pillai, Summer Intern, GDS, 16 February 2024 - Apprenticeships and internships, Digital data and technology, Diversity and Inclusion, Government Digital and Data

Ramaya writes about working in the GDS Comms team and how it led to supporting visits by delegations from Ukraine and the Czech Republic

2023 summer interns - digital workforce and building capability

Jaco Castillo MacPherson, Summer Intern, CDDO, 9 February 2024 - Apprenticeships and internships, Capabilities, Digital data and technology, Emerging talent

Jaco writes about his experience working with the CDDO digital talent team

2023 summer interns - working in agile sprints

Haleema Hussain, Summer Intern, GDS, 2 February 2024 - Apprenticeships and internships, Diversity and Inclusion, Government Digital and Data, Graduate schemes and Fast Stream

Haleema writes about her experience as an intern in GDS and learning to work in two-week agile sprints

CDDO is growing Government Digital & Data graduate talent

Wednesday Moore, New Talent Delivery Manager, CDDO and Marwa Ali, Digital Capability Manager, CDDO, 18 January 2024 - Apprenticeships and internships, Capabilities, Community, Emerging talent, Government Digital and Data

Hear from two Graduate Talent Managers on how they are growing digital and data talent cross-government, through internships and graduate programmes.

7 lessons in mobilising the digital community - building a single definition of roles and skills

Capability Framework Team, CDDO, 11 January 2024 - Capabilities, Capability Framework, Communities of practice, Government Digital and Data, People and Skills

We've learnt a lot from running cross government CFDC over the last year and now we want to share seven key lessons we’ve learnt about governance

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.

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