DWP Digital

Inclusion, intersectionality and the role of allies at the cross-government LGBT* event

Shelley Hardman, DWP Digital, Martin Quinton, Charlotte Jackson, Alan Oliver and Jonathan Mills, 23 October 2018 - LGBT*

DWP Digital's cross-government LGBT* event on 11 October in Manchester (in partnership with OneTeamGov) brought together colleagues from a range of departments for a day of networking, discussion and practical action on the issue of LGBT* inclusion. Five people who …

Hack the North is back, and this year it’s bigger and better!

Dan Tanham, 22 October 2018 - Hacks

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

Ceejay Momoh, Delivery Manager, DWP Digital, 10 October 2018 - 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)

Craig Abbott, head of accessibility, DWP Digital, 2 October 2018 - 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

Stephen Southern, 28 September 2018 - 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

Simone Duca, 21 September 2018 - 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

Rachel Poole, Talent Marketing Team, DWP Digital, 20 September 2018 - 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.