The importance of innovation
From the dawn of the web to Google: Julian Harris tells us about his passion for technology and why he made the leap to the public sector.
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Services in beta: show the thing
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Katie Bates, Damian Gilkes, Joy Bramfitt-Wanless and Laura Roberts, Posted on:
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Apply for Personal Independence Payment, Check your State Pension, Secure Communications, Universal Credit Full Service
At a recent Sprint DWP event for colleagues in the Business Transformation Group (BTG) our breakout sessions were dedicated to showing the thing. We showed four of our digital services that are in beta. The Secure Communications service authenticates third …
Millennials: be amazed by what the Civil Service could offer you
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Maureen Hewlett, Posted on:
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DWP Technology, Gen X and Gen Z, Learning & Development
As one of the largest UK public sector organisations DWP is always looking to recruit the brightest and the best to work with us. Increasingly we’re noticing that the so called millennials are as demanding as we are in terms …
Tech'ing it North
Once London was the only place in the UK for a career in technology – now the action is moving north.
Collaborating with Operations on new services
The Apply for a Budgeting Loan service is now six weeks into private beta. Users can apply for a budgeting loan using internet access devices in a Jobcentre Plus office in Chesterfield. Internet access devices allow users to access the …
Harnessing the potential from digital disruption
The internet continues to churn out disruptive technology at an ever-increasing pace. This presents both tremendous opportunities and serious challenges.
We need to talk about...designing difficult conversations in services
As the Content Designer and User Researcher working on the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) service - a benefit for people affected by a disability or long-term condition - we discovered early on that users want to tell their own story. …
Anatomy of a technical architect
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David Blair, Posted on:
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Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Infrastructure, not just for boys, Technical Architecture
A technical architect is a little like a sound engineer at a mixing desk in a studio with a number of sliders on it, trying to find the optimum mix.
Our take on race and gender diversity at conferences and events
We read Stephen Foreshew-Cain’s blog about GDS and gender diversity at conferences and events and we cheered, loudly. The Engage team in the DWP Business Transformation Group designs and runs all of our external and internal engagement activities. Conferences and …
How social media can help DWP deliver our 2020 vision
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Paul Brogden, Posted on:
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Business Transformation Group, Business Transformation Team, DWP Digital Capability Building, Social Media
I’m writing this blog on my phone - these days, that’s not unusual. Most people are familiar with how the internet and the development of smartphones have revolutionised how we live our lives and the way we work. And DWP …