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class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/laura-yarrow-head-of-design-gov-uk/" title="Posts by Laura Yarrow - Head of Design, GOV.UK, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Laura Yarrow - Head of Design, GOV.UK, Government Digital Service</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2024-10-21T10:49:24+01:00">21 October 2024</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/gds-team/" rel="category tag">GDS team</a>, <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/people-and-skills/" rel="category tag">People and skills</a></div> <img width="620" height="465" src="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2024/10/NTG-blog-2-copy-620x465.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The image features three young women from Next Tech Girls, alongside a member of the GDS team, Dr Sarah Kirby-Ginns. They're standing in front of two pop-up banners, smiling." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2024/10/NTG-blog-2-copy-620x465.jpg 620w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2024/10/NTG-blog-2-copy-310x233.jpg 310w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2024/10/NTG-blog-2-copy-768x576.jpg 768w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2024/10/NTG-blog-2-copy-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2024/10/NTG-blog-2-copy.jpg 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>The Government Digital Service recently hosted three students from Next Tech Girls, a social enterprise that works with girls in education who are interested in a career in tech. </p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2024/10/21/how-gds-is-supporting-women-in-stem/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of How GDS is supporting women in STEM</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-36030 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-gds-team tag-digital"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2024/08/06/from-whitechapel-to-the-white-house/">From Whitechapel to the White House</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/chris-bellamy-director-of-gov-uk-government-digital-service/" title="Posts by Chris Bellamy, CEO, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Chris Bellamy, CEO, Government Digital Service</a> and <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/louise-harris-chief-of-staff-government-digital-service/" title="Posts by Louise Harris, Chief of Staff, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Louise Harris, Chief of Staff, Government Digital Service</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2024-08-06T11:58:27+01:00">6 August 2024</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/gds-team/" rel="category tag">GDS team</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2024/08/Delegates-from-digital-governments-at-the-White-House-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="A large group of delegates from digital governments around the world pose on the ‘Navy Steps’ outside the Old Eisenhower Building, Washington DC." decoding="async" srcset="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2024/08/Delegates-from-digital-governments-at-the-White-House-620x413.jpg 620w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2024/08/Delegates-from-digital-governments-at-the-White-House-310x207.jpg 310w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2024/08/Delegates-from-digital-governments-at-the-White-House-768x512.jpg 768w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2024/08/Delegates-from-digital-governments-at-the-White-House-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2024/08/Delegates-from-digital-governments-at-the-White-House.jpg 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>When you make things open, you make things better. GDS Chief Executive Chris Bellamy and Chief of Staff Louise Harris, and cross-government colleagues, were invited by counterparts in Washington DC to have that conversation with a group of global digital leaders. Discover their key highlights in our latest blog post.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2024/08/06/from-whitechapel-to-the-white-house/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of From Whitechapel to the White House</span></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 class="govuk-link" href="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="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/tom-read/" 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">14 July 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/gds-team/" rel="category tag">GDS team</a>, <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/people-and-skills/" rel="category tag">People and skills</a></div> <img width="620" height="349" src="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" decoding="async" srcset="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2016/06/better-better.jpg 1000w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2016/06/better-better-310x175.jpg 310w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2016/06/better-better-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <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> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="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="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-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 class="govuk-link" href="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="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">8 June 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/gds-team/" rel="category tag">GDS team</a>, <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/people-and-skills/" rel="category tag">People and skills</a></div> <img width="620" height="465" src="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." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/05/image1-620x465.jpg 620w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/05/image1-310x233.jpg 310w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/05/image1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/05/image1-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2022/05/image1.jpg 1999w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <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> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="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="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> <article class="post-35033 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-digital-data-and-technology category-gds-team category-people-and-skills category-podcast"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2021/12/17/podcast-how-to-start-a-career-in-tech/">Podcast: How to start a career in tech</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="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="2021-12-17T10:01:15+00:00">17 December 2021</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/digital-data-and-technology/" rel="category tag">Digital, Data and Technology</a>, <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/gds-team/" rel="category tag">GDS team</a>, <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/people-and-skills/" rel="category tag">People and skills</a>, <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/podcast/" rel="category tag">Podcast</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/12/My-project-2-620x413.jpeg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Photo of Iqbal Ahmed, Rosa Fox and Kelvin Gan." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/12/My-project-2-620x413.jpeg 620w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/12/My-project-2-310x207.jpeg 310w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/12/My-project-2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/12/My-project-2-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/12/My-project-2-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Three developers from the Government Digital Service discuss common misconceptions about tech careers, and how to get started.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2021/12/17/podcast-how-to-start-a-career-in-tech/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Podcast: How to start a career in tech</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-34985 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-gds-team category-people-and-skills category-transformation"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2021/12/08/gds-is-10-were-ready-for-our-next-chapter/">GDS is 10: we’re ready for our next chapter</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/tom-read/" 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="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="2021-12-08T10:00:04+00:00">8 December 2021</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/gds-team/" rel="category tag">GDS team</a>, <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/people-and-skills/" rel="category tag">People and skills</a>, <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/transformation/" rel="category tag">Transformation</a></div> <img width="620" height="349" src="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/12/GDS-10-blog-post-image-FINAL-620x349.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Government Digital Service has been making government easier to navigate since 2011. It turned 10 on 8 December 2021." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/12/GDS-10-blog-post-image-FINAL-620x349.png 620w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/12/GDS-10-blog-post-image-FINAL-310x175.png 310w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/12/GDS-10-blog-post-image-FINAL-768x432.png 768w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/12/GDS-10-blog-post-image-FINAL-1536x865.png 1536w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/12/GDS-10-blog-post-image-FINAL-2048x1153.png 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>The Government Digital Service (GDS) is turning 10. Watch as team members share - in 10 seconds or less - what excites them most about what’s coming next.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2021/12/08/gds-is-10-were-ready-for-our-next-chapter/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of GDS is 10: we’re ready for our next chapter</span></a> - <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2021/12/08/gds-is-10-were-ready-for-our-next-chapter/#comments" class="govuk-link">4 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-34827 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-gds-team category-people-and-skills category-ways-of-working"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2021/09/15/working-at-gds-as-a-developer/">Working at GDS as a developer</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/alex-wilson/" title="Posts by Alex Wilson - Senior Developer and Tech Lead for Digital Identity, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Alex Wilson - Senior Developer and Tech Lead for Digital Identity, Government Digital Service</a> and <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/kelvin-gan-senior-developer-and-tech-lead-for-gov-uk-government-digital-service/" title="Posts by Kelvin Gan - Senior Developer and Tech Lead for GOV.UK, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Kelvin Gan - Senior Developer and Tech Lead for GOV.UK, Government Digital Service</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2021-09-15T09:45:18+01:00">15 September 2021</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/gds-team/" rel="category tag">GDS team</a>, <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/people-and-skills/" rel="category tag">People and skills</a>, <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/ways-of-working/" rel="category tag">Ways of working</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/09/Untitled-design-620x413.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Collage featuring headshot style images of the three blog post authors." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/09/Untitled-design-620x413.png 620w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/09/Untitled-design-310x207.png 310w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/09/Untitled-design-768x512.png 768w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/09/Untitled-design.png 960w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Coding, collaboration and community - find out what it’s like to be a developer at GDS.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2021/09/15/working-at-gds-as-a-developer/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Working at GDS as a developer</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-34735 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-gds-team category-people-and-skills category-user-research"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2021/06/18/were-hiring-more-user-researchers-at-gds/">We’re hiring more user researchers at GDS</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/pablo-romero-lead-user-researcher-at-the-digital-identity-programme-gds/" title="Posts by Pablo Romero - Lead User Researcher for Digital Identity, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Pablo Romero - Lead User Researcher for Digital Identity, Government Digital Service</a>, <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/nick-breeze/" title="Posts by Nick Breeze - Lead User Researcher, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Nick Breeze - Lead User Researcher, Government Digital Service</a> and <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/chris-marshall/" title="Posts by Chris Marshall - Lead User Researcher for GOV.UK, Government Digital Service" class="author url fn" rel="author">Chris Marshall - Lead User Researcher for GOV.UK, Government Digital Service</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2021-06-18T15:58:26+01:00">18 June 2021</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/gds-team/" rel="category tag">GDS team</a>, <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/people-and-skills/" rel="category tag">People and skills</a>, <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/user-research/" rel="category tag">User research</a></div> <iframe title="Becoming a user researcher at GDS" width="620" height="349" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/OaonybVCfRs?wmode=transparent&rel=0" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> </header> <p>Several user researchers across GDS programmes share their personal experiences and what they're working on right now, as part of the GDS Strategy.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2021/06/18/were-hiring-more-user-researchers-at-gds/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of We’re hiring more user researchers at GDS</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-34722 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-digital-strategy category-gds-team category-podcast category-transformation"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2021/05/28/podcast-tom-read-talks-gdss-future-strategy/">Podcast: Tom Read talks GDS’s future strategy</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="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="2021-05-28T09:46:28+01:00">28 May 2021</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/digital-strategy/" rel="category tag">Digital strategy</a>, <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/gds-team/" rel="category tag">GDS team</a>, <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/podcast/" rel="category tag">Podcast</a>, <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/transformation/" rel="category tag">Transformation</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/05/Tom-Read-podcast-recording-2021-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Tom Read, GDS CEO, sits by a microphone." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/05/Tom-Read-podcast-recording-2021-620x413.jpg 620w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/05/Tom-Read-podcast-recording-2021-310x207.jpg 310w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/05/Tom-Read-podcast-recording-2021-768x512.jpg 768w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/05/Tom-Read-podcast-recording-2021-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/05/Tom-Read-podcast-recording-2021-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2021/05/Tom-Read-podcast-recording-2021-435x290.jpg 435w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Tom Read, Chief Executive Officer of the Government Digital Service, sits down with us to chat about his first few months and what’s next for GDS.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2021/05/28/podcast-tom-read-talks-gdss-future-strategy/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Podcast: Tom Read talks GDS’s future strategy</span></a> - <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2021/05/28/podcast-tom-read-talks-gdss-future-strategy/#comments" class="govuk-link">4 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-34710 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-digital-strategy category-gds-team"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2021/05/20/government-digital-service-our-strategy-for-2021-2024/">Government Digital Service: Our strategy for 2021-2024</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/gds/" title="Posts by The GDS Team" class="author url fn" rel="author">The GDS Team</a> and <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/author/tom-read/" 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="2021-05-20T16:20:38+01:00">20 May 2021</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/digital-strategy/" rel="category tag">Digital strategy</a>, <a href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/category/gds-team/" rel="category tag">GDS team</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2019/12/46855366064_ad6f330f9d_k-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="group of people standing in front of a board and looking at the post-its on it" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2019/12/46855366064_ad6f330f9d_k-620x413.jpg 620w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2019/12/46855366064_ad6f330f9d_k-310x207.jpg 310w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2019/12/46855366064_ad6f330f9d_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2019/12/46855366064_ad6f330f9d_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2019/12/46855366064_ad6f330f9d_k-435x290.jpg 435w, https://gds.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/2019/12/46855366064_ad6f330f9d_k.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px" /> </header> <p>Tom Read, Chief Executive Officer and the GDS Team share their strategy for 2021-2024.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2021/05/20/government-digital-service-our-strategy-for-2021-2024/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Government Digital Service: Our strategy for 2021-2024</span></a> - 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