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Exploring opportunities for Distributed Ledger Technology in government

Posted by: David Mead, Posted on: 26 May 2016 - Categories: More digital
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What are distributed ledgers, and why has the Government been discussing them in recent weeks?

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Distributed ledgers: changing the way government does business

Posted by: Professor Sir Mark Walport, Posted on: 10 March 2016 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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Government Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Mark Walport challenges Civil Service leaders to identify the best opportunities for exploiting the transformative potential of distributed ledger technology.

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Becoming a better civil service - the power of learning and collaboration

Posted by: Liz McKeown, Posted on: 15 December 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
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As UK representative on the OECD's Public Governance Committee, Liz McKeown has seen how learning from and collaborating with international partners can make us a more effective civil service.

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Empathy, curiosity and openness

Posted by: Rt Hon. Matthew Hancock, MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, Posted on: 27 October 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
Transforming Public Services for the 21st Century banner at Civil Service Live 2015: Bristol

Minister for the Cabinet Office Matt Hancock sets out how we can approach public service reform in the 21st Century.

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Nominate your digital heroes

Posted by: Felicity Singleton and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 30 July 2015 - Categories: Our Civil Service
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...this year’s nominees. The DVLA's 'view driving records' team won last year's digital award. The project exemplified how much of a difference civil servants can make to people's lives. By...

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Transforming Civil Service Learning digital

Posted by: John Fitzpatrick and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 27 May 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Learning

...people prefer to use them’. That’s what we’re creating here, a service designed for civil servants by civil servants. Civil Service Learning on the web today It’s an exciting time...

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If digital is transforming the prospects of the world’s poorest, imagine what it can do for the rest of us.

Posted by: Mark Lowcock, Posted on: 28 January 2015 - Categories: Civil Service Leaders
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Mark Lowcock, Permanent Secretary at the Department for International Development, gives his views on digital in the Civil Service.

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Behind the scenes at D5 London

Posted by: Emma Gawen and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 15 December 2014 - Categories: More digital
(l-r) Ed Vaizey MP, Hon Peter Dunne MP (New Zealand), Rt Hon Francis Maude MP, Neelie Kroes, former VP of the European Commission

...together. Teaching Children to Code We arranged a visit from 6 11-year olds from Netley Primary School in Camden, who took part in a BBC-led coding session involving a Dr....

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D5 comes to London

Posted by: Liam Maxwell and Russell Barnes, Posted on: 8 December 2014 - Categories: More digital
D5 logo with the 5 countries (UK, South Korea, Estonia, Israel and NZ) listed

...It gives us a platform for debate and discussion, a chance to be supportive and to ask for support. We want to put the emphasis on practical help for specific...

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