Introducing the digital passport
How on earth can we support everyone in a government department to reach an agreed level of digital confidence? We're hoping that issuing passports will be the way to go.
Capability
Digital champions, skills.
Digital capability plan - would we be better just to wait?
I am 38 and I have a 6 year old son. Pretty soon he'll be outscoring me at Flappy Bird.
Digital Champions – building capability across the department
The first ever digital champions summit took place on 11 February 2014. Here's what happened.
Approaching the summit
Today we are very excited to be running a very special event - a digital summit for our digital champions. Some background might be helpful, I guess. The digital champions programme is our way of building up the capability throughout …
What makes a digital civil servant?
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Jason Caplin, Posted on:
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Categories:
Capability, Engagement, Jobs, Policymaking, Strategy
It seems like every training session we run at DH starts with the same quip. How many of you bank online? Who bought something at Amazon this month? Have you ever checked up on your children on Facebook? … And …
Digital teams, end-to-end communication, and the digital communications capability review
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Stephen Hale, Posted on:
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Categories:
Capability, Content, Engagement, Policymaking, Strategy
I was the only member of my first government digital communications team. I was a Website Manager, and managing a website was the limit of my responsibilities. Digital communication teams have got a bit bigger, and have become responsible for …
Should we digitise press office?
I did my best to answer this question at teacamp yesterday. Digitising press offices is a perennial subject for these kinds of gatherings. It's been a popular session at teacamp before, and is a regular subject for blogs by the government digerati. I …
Explaining our work in pictures, captions and thought bubbles
I grew up reading Tiger and Roy of the Rovers so when I noticed Susy mucking about with Stripgenerator I couldn't resist having a go. And then when I needed a slide to explain the work we're doing to develop …
A social media toolkit for press officers
There are many opportunities for press officers to use digital tools in their roles. This could be anything from tweeting the link to a press release, to using digital listening tools to gauge stakeholder reactions. To help press officers make …
The order I check things
This is a blog about how information enters my head before 9am on weekdays. My day is generally internet free until after I've had my toast and coffee. I very rarely slide to unlock while I'm still in the house …