Apprentices who remind us why we do the job
DFID Permanent Secretary Mark Lowcock reflects on what apprentices bring to the Civil Service.
Mark Lowcock
Mark Lowcock is Permanent Secretary for the Department for International Development. He was appointed on 9 June 2011.
Mark is active on Twitter: @DFID_Mark
Campaigning home and abroad on equality issues
...Europe and North America suffer from violence. The Government, led by colleagues in the Home Office, has responded to this by embedding VAWG as ‘everyone’s business’ across agencies, professions and...
The productivity challenge - and how we're meeting it
Mark Lowcock looks at how the Civil Service is becoming more productive and improving services in ways that make a positive difference to people's lives.
Who has the best civil service?
...their civil service. Not just as an end in itself, but to promote lesson learning and improvement. We are particularly interested in this in the Civil Service Board. Although we...
If digital is transforming the prospects of the world’s poorest, imagine what it can do for the rest of us.
Mark Lowcock, Permanent Secretary at the Department for International Development, gives his views on digital in the Civil Service.
Why can’t my satellite TV providers be more like HMRC?
Mark Lowcock, Permanent Secretary at the Department for International Development, discusses the role of digital in the Civil Service.