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Simon Dickson, principal consultant at Puffbox, has been blogging about e-government, online politics, and WordPress since 2005. Some important people read it.

Archive for December 2011

New year, new job? More big-money vacancies at GDS

22 December 2011 6

My attention has again been drawn to the Civil Service jobs website, and the latest vacancies being offered within the Cabinet Office - and specifically, the Government Digital Service. They're looking for, among others: 7 'interaction designers', on salary packages 'up to £97,500 per annum' 2 'creative leads', 'up to £111,000 per annum' 4 'web [...] read on »

GDS’s visions of the future

Francis MaudeI must admit, I was a bit surprised to receive an invite to what was billed as the launch of the Government Digital Service - but was, more accurately, the housewarming party for its new offices at Holborn. I consider myself a 'critical friend' of the project, but it's clear that some people focus on [...] read on »

Petitions: credit where it’s due

6 December 2011 5

Last month, the GDS blog published details of the traffic levels experienced by the new government e-petitions service in its first 100 days: At what price? Well, that came out soon afterwards, in a PQ to the Leader of the House. The Government's e-petition site was designed and created by the Government Digital Service, in [...] read on »

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