At GDS we write blog posts to talk about our work. We encourage everyone who works here to write them. It’s part of our drive to make things open. But not everyone feels comfortable writing blog posts. Or feels confident …
‘Away days’: a phrase that conjures fear in my mind. Images of awkward interactions that are too close for an office-based environment make me shiver and the thought of telling people about myself makes my ears buzz. Away days …
More years ago than any of us care to remember, I went to school with a bloke called Ben Rogers and through him, met his sister Lucy. Fast forward all those years, and Lucy is now Dr Lucy Rogers, one …
When we talk about digital engagement it’s often in terms of tools and execution. What content management systems are we using? How are we monitoring the impact of our blogs - Hootsuite or Sprout Social? At GDS, new digital engagement …
We made three films for Sprint 16, and one of them was this one that gives a broad overview of what the Government Data Programme is for. Writing the script and working out how to animate it took a long …
Why we do Sprint Every year, our Sprint event allows GDS to take look back at the work we did in the last 12 months, and to look at the new goals and challenges in the coming year. Sprint allows …
Ever wondered what community management involves at the Government Digital Service? My name’s Suhail, and I’m a Community Manager at GDS - I’m going to talk about how we manage our communities day-to-day in this two-part blog series. Understanding our …
In August 2015, the GDS blog reached 1 million hits since we transitioned the platform to GOV.UK. Now that we’ve reached this landmark, we thought we would share some tips on how we blog on the government blogging platform. You can read more about how blogging’s been working for us in our recent post.
Many of you will already be familiar with GDS’s guiding principles; to deliver digital services, designed to be simpler, clearer, faster; that put user needs first. When you put user needs first, the channel for digital engagement is the service …
Blogging is a big part of our digital engagement strategy. Our Head of Editorial Carrie Barclay explains why.