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Today we hosted the first Design System Day event of the year! We heard from speakers from both the private and public sector, as well as from the GOV.UK Design System team themselves. Thank you to Daniel Fontaneda Bonilla, Vicky Teinaki and Gordon Guthrie! Thanks to all who joined us!  All sessions were recorded and will be shared with delegates soon. Sign up to the team’s mailing list to find out about future events 👇 https://lnkd.in/dVdcE-uZ #DSDay24

Today is GDS Learning Day!  🎓 We are proud to offer our staff world-class learning opportunities ensuring everyone leaves GDS more expert than when they arrived. At GDS, a culture of learning is integral to our organisation. Learning Day is an opportunity for everyone to develop new skills and gain knowledge, together.  Across all three GDS hubs: Bristol, Manchester and London, today, we’re learning about the essential skills needed for modern civil servants in a digital organisation. 

Next week, we’ll be at Agile Manchester! Our GDS team will be delivering 3 exciting sessions covering Agile methods in delivery, Site Reliability Engineering on GOV.UK and GOV.UK Forms. More information about Agile Manchester 👇 https://lnkd.in/e_kYeK-Y #AgileManchester

In just over 3 weeks, the GOV.UK Design System team will be hosting the first Design System Day event of the year. Tickets have sold out very quickly, however you can join the waitlist or access the session recordings that will be available after the event. A full lineup of speakers is available on the website: https://lnkd.in/eyqqTs5A

Despite only being in its ‘early access’ phase, GOV⁠.⁠UK Forms has helped government organisations receive over 100,000 online form submissions. From recruiting new volunteer coastguards to investment in the UK Space Agency and so much more in between. GOV⁠.⁠UK Forms is designed to be easy to use, quick to process and accessible for users. Find out how GOV⁠.⁠UK Forms is already making a difference and see how easy it is to use on our website.  https://lnkd.in/eNt9RsU9

Save the date! 🗓️ We’re running a Design System Day event on 21 May 2024.  Tickets will be available from 14:00 BST on Monday 29 April. More event and speaker information can be found on the Design System website: https://lnkd.in/eyqqTs5A #DSDay24

Jennifer Marks, Head of Digital Sustainability for the GOV.UK One Login programme has just spoken at the AWS Summit. "Delving into the vital topic of Digital Sustainability was inspiring. As Head of Digital Sustainability, I'm passionate about the intersection of technology and environmental responsibility. Together, let's harness the power of digital innovation to drive sustainability forward." Jennifer discussed GOV.UK One Login's digital sustainability ambition, design principles, and aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These are all key in GOV.UK One Login's long term goal of being one of the most sustainable government programmes. Thanks to all who joined the discussion! #AWSSummit #DigitalSustainability 

It was a real privilege and an honour to attend this convening last week at The White House, along with colleagues from 10 Downing Street, Government Digital Service and Cabinet Office, as well as friends and colleagues from 🇺🇦🇩🇪🇨🇦🇦🇿🇹🇹🇸🇬 The mission, drive and generosity of the US federal government digital leadership (Clare Martorana, Robin Carnahan, Mina Hsiang and many others) is truly inspiring. Here are my two favourite quotes I learned last week: “Don't tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I'll tell you what you value.” - Joe Biden “A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.” - Grace Hopper (1906-1992), computer scientist 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇦

At GDS, each month, we hold our Speaker Series & Show The Thing. These are talks from inspiring individuals across digital, data and tech and exciting showcases and updates from teams across GDS. These sessions give everyone at GDS the opportunity to learn from others and build their expertise. This month, here’s 5 sessions we learned from: 1️⃣ Gulsanna Mamediieva, CEO of Digitality GovTech, showed us the incredible work that has gone into Ukraine’s Diia app, used by 20 million Ukrainians. As advocates of more proactive, personalised and joined-up digital government enabled by app technology, it was great to see work by other leading digital nations. 2️⃣ Adam Robertson shared interesting work we’ve been progressing with GOV.UK Forms including testing with neurodivergent users. 3️⃣ Catriona Fraser showcased the work GDS has been doing to enhance GOV.UK site search to help users find more relevant information. 4️⃣ Patrick Berkeley shared important plans of our new Engineering Enablement team to help ensure we are managing our tools in an integrated, efficient way that supports colleagues.. 5️⃣ Owen Jones, Matt Hill and Rebecca Cottrell highlighted work to ensure GOV.UK typography is accessible to as many users as possible and scales well to screen size.

Thank you to Eleigh Brewer, for her insightful talk to our staff about neurodiversity. Eleigh shared her personal experiences with a diagnosis of ADHD, the many strengths she has, workplace coping strategies that have supported her and advice relating to the challenges faced by many neurodivergent people. This was organised by the GDS Neurodiversity Network which aims to attract and retain neurodiverse talent by focusing on neurodiverse-friendly recruitment practices and the working culture at Government Digital Service. #Neurodiversity