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Using my volunteering leave in South Sudan

Posted by: Zamila Bunglawala, Posted on: 28 February 2020 - Categories: A great place to work
Zamila Bunglawala with two women members of the Mothers and Male Change Agents group, in Nymallel.

Zamila Bunglawala talks about her experience of volunteering with charity Concern to support communities in South Sudan.

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Why we need better data to improve the lives of ageing populations

Posted by: John Pullinger, Posted on: 13 December 2018 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Graphic with a side-on view of an open hand with a web of connected dots in its palm.

UK National Statistician John Pullinger looks at an international initiative, led by the UK, to improve data so that the lives of older people can be better measured.

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Where next for technology in government?

Posted by: Matthew Rycroft, Posted on: 30 November 2018 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders
Dr Gavin Smith, Matthew Rycroft CBE, Daniel Ronen, Dr Joseph Barnard, Alex Caccia, and Professor Charlotte Watts beside a prototype of an aid-delivering drone at DFID Whitehall Occasion: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) display for staff. Three British UAV innovators and a British data analysis unit showed staff their technology and pilot projects with DFID.

Department for International Development Permanent Secretary Matthew Rycroft sets out the challenges and opportunities for government in harnessing the potential of technology.

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DFID’s award-winning Social and Economic Diversity and Inclusion Network

Posted by: SEDI Network Co-Chairs, Posted on: 2 October 2018 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Diversity and inclusion
Group of men and women posing with their award

How one staff network in a government department is supporting greater inclusion in the Civil Service.

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The power of collaboration to do good

Posted by: Patsy Wilkinson, Posted on: 5 March 2018 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Refugee resettlement infographic

Patsy Wilkinson discusses the collaboration between departments on the resettlement of Syrian refugees.

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Volunteering in Chad

Posted by: Zamila Bunglawala, Posted on: 31 October 2017 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service
Two women in close up

Zamila Bunglawala describes her experience as a volunteer in Chad with charity Concern.

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Digital architects for a digital world

Posted by: Nick Dyer, Posted on: 12 October 2017 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders, More digital, Skilled people
Woman with mobile phone in field of green crops

DFID Permanent Secretary Nick Dyer looks at how we can unlock the opportunities in digital technology, at home and abroad.

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How effective is our Civil Service?

Posted by: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Posted on: 6 July 2017 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service, Civil Service Leaders
Cover of International Civil Service Effectiveness Index 2017 - detail

Jeremy Heywood welcomes the first publication of an index of the effectiveness of civil services around the world, which ranks the UK Civil Service fourth overall.

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Unveiling the Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial

Posted by: Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Posted on: 9 March 2017 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
The Queen with man in suit and clergyman with memorial sculpture

The new memorial to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan recognises the contributions of all those who took part, both military and civilian.

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What it means to us to be nominated for a Civil Service Award (1)

Posted by: Civil Service Blog Team, Posted on: 21 November 2016 - Categories: A Brilliant Civil Service

What does it mean to civil servants to be shortlisted for a Civil Service Award?

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