A wonky gene and the web – my son and my job
My son has a wonky gene. It's a gene that affects the structure of the body in the womb. As a result he was born with a few bits of his body not quite finished. The biggest problems that this …
13 measures of success for government digital teams
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Stephen Hale, Posted on:
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Capability, Content, Engagement, Services and products, Strategy
I mentioned that I wanted the DH digital communication team to aspire to run the most effective digital communication operation in government. It's a nice ambition, but it's pretty meaningless unless we can find ways to rate our performance. We ran a …
What will a government digital comms person do now?
In a previous job, my line manager told me that if I wanted to get on I would be wise to clearly "position myself" within the organisation. He thought that I should either position myself as someone who delivered policy …
The most effective digital operation in government
I want my team to run the most effective digital communication operation of any government department. I see no reason why we shouldn't. We have the people to do it. We have plenty of experience and expertise between us. And …
Digital health – what's that then?
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Stephen Hale, Posted on:
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Capability, Content, Engagement, Services and products
The challenge is fairly straightforward: how can we use digital tools and techniques and internet culture to help deliver the objectives of the Department of Health? I joined the Department in August, and I've been on a crash course since …