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href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/20/how-rewriting-text-messages-can-help-services-to-save-money/">How rewriting text messages can help services to save money</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/karlchillmaid/" title="Posts by Karl Chillmaid - Senior Content Designer for GOV.UK Notify, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Karl Chillmaid - Senior Content Designer for GOV.UK Notify, Government Digital Service</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-07-20T10:14:14+01:00" pubdate>20 July 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/digital-service-platforms/" rel="category tag">Digital Service Platforms</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/gov-uk-notify/" rel="category tag">GOV.UK Notify</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/transformation/" rel="category tag">Transformation</a></div> <img width="620" height="414" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/07/image1-e1658308401832-620x414.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="A person's hands are holding a smartphone with a notification text on the screen." srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/07/image1-e1658308401832-620x414.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/07/image1-e1658308401832-310x207.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/07/image1-e1658308401832-768x513.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/07/image1-e1658308401832.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>GOV.UK Notify helped Leicester City Council to reduce the cost of the messages it sends. All it took was a little content design.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/20/how-rewriting-text-messages-can-help-services-to-save-money/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of How rewriting text messages can help services to save money</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/20/how-rewriting-text-messages-can-help-services-to-save-money/#comments" class="govuk-link">5 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-35294 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-gds-team category-people-and-skills"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/14/building-an-inclusive-environment-at-the-government-digital-service/">Building an inclusive culture at the Government Digital Service</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/tomread/" title="Posts by Tom Read - Chief Executive Officer, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Read - Chief Executive Officer, Government Digital Service</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-07-14T12:00:06+01:00" pubdate>14 July 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/gds-team/" rel="category tag">GDS team</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/people-and-skills/" rel="category tag">People and skills</a></div> <img width="620" height="349" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2016/06/better-better.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Blue slide with 'better culture (arrow) more diversity (arrow) better results (arrow) better culture (arrow) to represent a circle of process" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2016/06/better-better.jpg 1000w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2016/06/better-better-310x175.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2016/06/better-better-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Making GDS a representative, inclusive place is one of our priorities. Our CEO shares why this matters, what our data show and where we'll focus our efforts.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/14/building-an-inclusive-environment-at-the-government-digital-service/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Building an inclusive culture at the Government Digital Service</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/14/building-an-inclusive-environment-at-the-government-digital-service/#comments" class="govuk-link">6 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-35286 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-digital-service-platforms"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/12/why-weve-decided-to-decommission-gov-uk-paas-platform-as-a-service/">Why we’ve decided to decommission GOV.UK PaaS (Platform as a Service)</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/tomread/" title="Posts by Tom Read - Chief Executive Officer, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tom Read - Chief Executive Officer, Government Digital Service</a> and <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/clara-barnett/" title="Posts by Clara Barnett - Deputy Director of Digital Service Platforms, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Clara Barnett - Deputy Director of Digital Service Platforms, Government Digital Service</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-07-12T11:00:36+01:00" pubdate>12 July 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/digital-service-platforms/" rel="category tag">Digital Service Platforms</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/07/PaaS-logo-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Graphic of a laptop with a blank digital service on the screen. The background is a cloud to represent hosting and a padlock to represent security. This is the logo from the GOV.UK PaaS page on GOV.UK." loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/07/PaaS-logo-620x413.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/07/PaaS-logo-310x207.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/07/PaaS-logo-768x512.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/07/PaaS-logo.jpg 960w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Read about why we have decided to decommission GOV.UK PaaS and what we are doing next.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/12/why-weve-decided-to-decommission-gov-uk-paas-platform-as-a-service/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Why we’ve decided to decommission GOV.UK PaaS (Platform as a Service)</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/12/why-weve-decided-to-decommission-gov-uk-paas-platform-as-a-service/#comments" class="govuk-link">17 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-35270 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-gov-uk-pay"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/07/how-gov-uk-pay-is-making-invoicing-easier/">How GOV.UK Pay is making invoicing easier</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/miriam-raines/" title="Posts by Miriam Raines - GOV.UK Pay Product Manager, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Miriam Raines - GOV.UK Pay Product Manager, Government Digital Service</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-07-07T12:36:35+01:00" pubdate>7 July 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/gov-uk-pay/" rel="category tag">GOV.UK Pay</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/07/image2-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="A mobile held in someone’s hand. On the phone there is a GOV.UK payment page. The title of the page is ‘Pay a registration fee’ and the invoice and total amount to pay is shown." loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/07/image2-620x413.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/07/image2-310x207.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/07/image2-768x512.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/07/image2.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Learn about what the GOV.UK Pay team have been doing to improve the functionality of the website to make invoicing easier.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/07/how-gov-uk-pay-is-making-invoicing-easier/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of How GOV.UK Pay is making invoicing easier</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/07/07/how-gov-uk-pay-is-making-invoicing-easier/#comments" class="govuk-link">3 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-35258 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-gds-team category-people-and-skills"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/27/why-its-important-to-add-gender-identity-options-to-digital-services/">Why it’s important to add gender identity options to digital services</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/gds/" title="Posts by The GDS Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">The GDS Team</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-06-27T08:00:46+01:00" pubdate>27 June 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/gds-team/" rel="category tag">GDS team</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/people-and-skills/" rel="category tag">People and skills</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/35024252673_cb38c389fc_o-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Five posters, ordered chromatically from red to teal from left to right. Their subject matter is regarding encouraging openness in the workplace, and being true to oneself." loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/35024252673_cb38c389fc_o-620x413.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/35024252673_cb38c389fc_o-310x207.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/35024252673_cb38c389fc_o-768x512.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/35024252673_cb38c389fc_o-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/35024252673_cb38c389fc_o-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>It’s important to have gender identity options in digital services so we changed our own data recording at GDS to accommodate this.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/27/why-its-important-to-add-gender-identity-options-to-digital-services/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Why it’s important to add gender identity options to digital services</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/27/why-its-important-to-add-gender-identity-options-to-digital-services/#comments" class="govuk-link">9 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-35245 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-digital-strategy category-people-and-skills category-service-design category-transformation"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/21/building-digital-foundations-globally-with-service-standards/">Building digital foundations globally with service standards</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/tony-richards/" title="Posts by Tony Richards - Standards and Assurance Lead, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Tony Richards - Standards and Assurance Lead, Government Digital Service</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/sarah-crandall-international-regional-engagement-manager/" title="Posts by Sarah Crandall - Regional Engagement Manager, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Sarah Crandall - Regional Engagement Manager, Government Digital Service</a> and <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/jude-hanan-international-principal-digital-advisor/" title="Posts by Jude Hanan - Principal Digital Advisor, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Jude Hanan - Principal Digital Advisor, Government Digital Service</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-06-21T10:00:43+01:00" pubdate>21 June 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/digital-strategy/" rel="category tag">Digital strategy</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/people-and-skills/" rel="category tag">People and skills</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/service-design/" rel="category tag">Service design</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/transformation/" rel="category tag">Transformation</a></div> <img width="620" height="349" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/DSC_3076-620x349.jpeg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Digital Services Factory at an event in Cyprus with GDS colleagues." loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/DSC_3076-620x349.jpeg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/DSC_3076-310x174.jpeg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/DSC_3076-768x432.jpeg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/DSC_3076.jpeg 1456w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>At GDS, we use the Service Standard to create user-centred services. Our Advisory International team helps other countries to create their own service standards.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/21/building-digital-foundations-globally-with-service-standards/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Building digital foundations globally with service standards</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-35238 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-id-assurance category-service-design"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/16/how-we-are-improving-inclusion-for-digital-identity-in-government/">How we are improving inclusion for digital identity in government</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/ben-andrews-senior-product-manager-government-digital-service/" title="Posts by Ben Andrews - Senior Product Manager, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ben Andrews - Senior Product Manager, Government Digital Service</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-06-16T11:10:03+01:00" pubdate>16 June 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/id-assurance/" rel="category tag">Identity Assurance</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/service-design/" rel="category tag">Service design</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/P1022047-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Team sharing ideas around a kanban board." loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/P1022047-620x413.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/P1022047-310x207.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/P1022047-768x512.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/P1022047.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Tackling inclusion barriers is a high priority for the One Login for Government programme. Here’s how the team is approaching it.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/16/how-we-are-improving-inclusion-for-digital-identity-in-government/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of How we are improving inclusion for digital identity in government</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/16/how-we-are-improving-inclusion-for-digital-identity-in-government/#comments" class="govuk-link">6 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-35230 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people-and-skills"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/13/climbing-kilimanjaro-gds-teams-charity-work-makes-a-difference/">Climbing Kilimanjaro, GDS team’s charity work makes a difference</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/usmaan-dar-former-programme-delivery-officer-for-digital-identity-government-digital-service/" title="Posts by Usmaan Dar - former Programme Delivery Officer for Digital Identity, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Usmaan Dar - former Programme Delivery Officer for Digital Identity, Government Digital Service</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-06-13T11:30:57+01:00" pubdate>13 June 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/people-and-skills/" rel="category tag">People and skills</a></div> <img width="620" height="412" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/image1-e1655116146354-620x412.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Usmaan Dar standing on a peak in mountain climbing gear, with a green valley below him." loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/image1-e1655116146354-620x412.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/image1-e1655116146354-310x206.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/image1-e1655116146354-768x511.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/image1-e1655116146354.jpg 923w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Usmaan Dar is raising money for a charity that works in Africa to provide clean water: like all of GDS keen to make a difference.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/13/climbing-kilimanjaro-gds-teams-charity-work-makes-a-difference/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Climbing Kilimanjaro, GDS team’s charity work makes a difference</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-35224 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people-and-skills"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/10/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-gds-site-reliability-engineer-sre/">A day in the life of a GDS Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/jonathan-harden-senior-site-reliability-engineer-government-digital-service/" title="Posts by Jonathan Harden - Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Jonathan Harden - Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Government Digital Service</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-06-10T14:29:06+01:00" pubdate>10 June 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/people-and-skills/" rel="category tag">People and skills</a></div> <img width="620" height="414" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/image1-e1654788611443-620x414.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Jonathan is wearing a hat and smiling. In the background a forest and the sea with little islands and rocks are visible." loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/image1-e1654788611443-620x414.png 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/image1-e1654788611443-310x207.png 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/06/image1-e1654788611443.png 766w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Curious about how our Site Reliability Engineers do their job? Jonathan Harden shares what his typical work routine looks like, and what benefits the role has.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/10/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-gds-site-reliability-engineer-sre/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of A day in the life of a GDS Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-35215 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-gds-team category-people-and-skills"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/08/the-gds-fast-a-thon-how-our-muslim-community-shared-ramadan/">The GDS Fast-a-thon: how our Muslim community shared Ramadan</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/iqbal-ahmed-senior-frontend-developer-government-digital-service/" title="Posts by Iqbal Ahmed - Senior Frontend Developer, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Iqbal Ahmed - Senior Frontend Developer, Government Digital Service</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-06-08T09:00:26+01:00" pubdate>8 June 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/gds-team/" rel="category tag">GDS team</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/people-and-skills/" rel="category tag">People and skills</a></div> <img width="620" height="465" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/05/image1-620x465.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="A banana and glass of water rest on a laptop." loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/05/image1-620x465.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/05/image1-310x233.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/05/image1-768x576.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/05/image1-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516im_/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/05/image1.jpg 1999w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>The Muslim Community at GDS hosted its third annual Ramadan Fast-a-thon, inviting colleagues of all backgrounds to take part in a fast. Find out how it went.</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/08/the-gds-fast-a-thon-how-our-muslim-community-shared-ramadan/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of The GDS Fast-a-thon: how our Muslim community shared Ramadan</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2022/06/08/the-gds-fast-a-thon-how-our-muslim-community-shared-ramadan/#comments" class="govuk-link">2 comments</a> </footer> </article> <nav class="page-numbers-container pagination-container" aria-label="Pagination"> <div class="govuk-grid-row"> <div class="previous"> </div><div class="pagination"><ul class="list-inline"> <li class="active"><span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Page </span>1</li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220818014516/https://gds.blog.gov.uk/page/2/"><span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Page </span>2</a></li> 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