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Digital Assurance – making digital services better 

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Digital Assurance – making digital services better 

Being an Assurance Manager means being at the heart of every digital activity in the department, learn more about the role.

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How can Public Data Group data be made more accessible and useful?

Posted by: Marilyn Booth, Posted on: 1 June 2015 - Categories: Case study, Engagement
Screenshot of the Public Data Group consultation on Citizen Space.

The Public Data Group (PDG) brings together 4 government trading funds - Companies House, Land Registry, Met Office and Ordnance Survey - with significant and nationally important datasets.

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Busting the civil servant stereotype

Posted by: Gareth Rice-Jones, Posted on: 26 March 2015 - Categories: Engagement
A man in bowler hat and 3-piece suit on the Tube using a smart phone.

I have officially been a civil servant at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills for 40 days. I have been working as part of the digital communications team with a particular focus on outreach and engagement.

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Developing an orphan works licensing system

Posted by: Margaret Haig, Posted on: 24 March 2015 - Categories: Case study, Services and products
Screenshot of the orphan works register web page.

As part of our response to the 2011 Review of Copyright by Professor Ian Hargreaves, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) decided to create a new, digital-only service.

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Digital transformation 'in the Den'

Posted by: Liz Baldock, Posted on: 13 March 2015 - Categories: Services and products, Strategy
Tim Knighton, James Thornett and John-Alty.

Digital transformation: 2 words that get cast around like loose change in government circles these days. I know because it’s a phrase that I must use myself at least 30 to 40 times a day in conversation and emails.

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Discussing science in a digital age

Posted by: Marilyn Booth, Posted on: 6 March 2015 - Categories: Case study, Engagement
Graphic promoting the Public Attitudes to Science 2014 project.

The Public Attitudes to Science series of studies is the only evidence of public attitudes and understanding of science in its broadest form across the UK.

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Science capital consultation

Posted by: Marilyn Booth, Posted on: 26 February 2015 - Categories: Case study, Engagement
The Large Hadron Collider.

Government spends £6 billion a year on science and innovation and a new Science and Innovation strategy was published in December 2014.

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Review of the sharing economy

Posted by: Harry Lund, Posted on: 18 February 2015 - Categories: Case study, Engagement
A mural on a brick wall saying 'Life is sharing'.

In September 2014, BIS commissioned an independent review of the sharing economy - services like Airbnb, TaskRabbit and Zipcar that that help people share their property, assets and skills.

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Twitter at work: Sian's story

Posted by: Marilyn Booth, Posted on: 13 February 2015 - Categories: Case study, Engagement
Social media icons on a phone.

I got into 'Twitter for work' largely because I’m new to the area in which I’m working, and there are seemingly endless stakeholders interested in my policy area.

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Going digital – Nancy's experience

Posted by: Nancy Bailey, Posted on: 27 January 2015 - Categories: Capability, Case study

...I’ve introduced a Facebook page recently too. Although these channels were already set up when I arrived, there was much more to be done to create a digital strategy –...

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Season's greetings and a season of embedding digital

Posted by: Marilyn Booth, Posted on: 24 December 2014 - Categories: Engagement

As 2014 draws to a close, it’s a good opportunity to reflect on the last 'season' of activity to embed digital.

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