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DWP Digital Academy - a bit like Disneyland for geeks

DWP Digital Academy - a bit like Disneyland for geeks

On Monday 24 February the DWP Digital Academy started its first course at Fulham Jobcentre in London. The Academy has been set up to ensure that DWP has a coherent programme of activity to develop and grow our own in …

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A paper free existence in the Crown Prosecution Service

Posted by: Simon Clements, Crown Prosecution Service, Posted on: 20 February 2014 - Categories: Digital

Anyone going into any courtroom three years ago would have seen prosecutors with a stack of files on the bench, and similarly the shelves in our offices were piled high with paper case files. This is changing - every day …

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How social media has changed life in the MoD

Posted by: Tony Moran, Ministry of Defence, Posted on: 18 February 2014 - Categories: Social media

Opening up to use social media can be tricky. Not least if you are the Ministry of Defence. With social media now so much a part of our everyday lives, it’s easy to forget what life was like without it. …

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Opening up data and increasing accountability

Posted by: Mia Snook, Department of Health, Posted on: 18 February 2014 - Categories: Digital

Leading on the development of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF), we recognised that there was a huge amount to be gained if we could make the data from the ASCOF more accessible, user-friendly and fit for purpose. The …

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e-It’s not like the good old days!

Posted by: David Heaps, Department for Work and Pensions, Posted on: 18 February 2014 - Categories: Digital

We all claim to be proactive to change. Or at least that line appears in my appraisal every year! Truth be told though as dyed in the wool civil servants we are always a little sceptical when someone promises to …

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