Hack the North is back, and this year it’s bigger and better!
Following the huge success of last year’s event, Hack the North is back for 2018.
My female role models in science, technology, engineering and maths
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Ceejay Momoh, Delivery Manager, DWP Digital, Posted on:
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Diversity, STEM, Women in Digital, Women in Technology
October is a great month for celebrating diversity - it’s Black History Month and it’s also the month when we remember the work of technology pioneer Ada Lovelace. And, this year we are also celebrating 100 years of women having …
Why re-use is the best design (because civil servants are users too)
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Craig Abbott, head of accessibility, DWP Digital, Posted on:
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Design, Digital reuse, Interaction Design
In government, we have access to lots of research and design patterns that have been tried and tested. If someone else has already solved a problem, we can reuse their design.
How we collaborated, learned and shared at DataJam North East
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Stephen Southern, Posted on:
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Cross Government, Data, Data Engineering, Data Science, DataJam North East, Design, Service Design
At DataJam North East in Newcastle on September 17 /18, DWP Digital was part of 50 organisations from across government and the digital industry that came together to use the power of data and service design to help come up …
Free coding course at DWP Digital in Leeds with Code First: Girls
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Simone Duca, Posted on:
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coding, DevOps, DWP Digital Capability Building, Women in Digital, Women in Technology
I'm running a free coding course via Code First: Girls in our digital hub in Leeds.
Why I’m bringing the cross-government LGBT* community together
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Rachel Poole, Talent Marketing Team, DWP Digital, Posted on:
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Diversity, DWP Digital, DWPride, LGBT*, Women in Digital
One of the best things about the Civil Service is our diversity and inclusion (D&I) policies. As the largest government department the DWP is committed to bringing about real change in the D&I space.
Our Digital Voices' journeys
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Jane Hall, Julie Graham, Angelina Hunter and Debbie Blanchard, DWP Digital product owner, Posted on:
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Digital Voices, Women in Digital, Women in Technology
In March this year, details of a new DWP Digital programme, Digital Voices, landed in our inboxes.
Working across government to make DWP data more accessible in a safe and secure way
Hi, I'm Hayley Goldthorpe and I'm a senior business analyst at DWP.
Returning to work and shared parental leave
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Rachel Woods, lead product owner, DWP Digital, Posted on:
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shared parental leave, Women in Digital
I’m a senior product owner at DWP Digital and I’ve just returned to work after the birth of my second child.
What I learnt from trialling a ‘speed dating’ approach to user testing
DWP often works with other organisations and companies who help us deliver some of the services we provide.