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</li> <li data-blog-item data-blog-departments="https://www.gov.uk/api/organisations/central-digital-and-data-office https://www.gov.uk/api/organisations/department-for-science-innovation-and-technology"> <h3 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="https://cddo.blog.gov.uk">Central Digital and Data Office</a> </h3> <p>News and updates from the Central Digital and Data Office</p> </li> <li data-blog-item data-blog-departments="https://www.gov.uk/api/organisations/charity-commission"> <h3 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="https://charitycommission.blog.gov.uk">Charity Commission</a> </h3> <p>News and updates from the Charity Commission</p> </li> <li data-blog-item data-blog-departments="https://www.gov.uk/api/organisations/department-for-education"> <h3 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="https://childrenssocialcare.blog.gov.uk">Children’s social care</a> </h3> <p>News, views and advice written by your peers in the sector, who share their personal or professional experience of children's social care. Find out more about the blog and sign up to receive email updates when new posts are added.</p> </li> <li data-blog-item data-blog-departments="https://www.gov.uk/api/organisations/civil-service"> <h3 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk">Civil Service</a> </h3> <p>The Civil Service does the practical and administrative work of government. 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It monitors and reports on issues relating to the standards of conduct of all public office holders.</p> </li> <li data-blog-item data-blog-departments="https://www.gov.uk/api/organisations/office-of-the-regulator-of-community-interest-companies"> <h3 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="https://communityinterestcompanies.blog.gov.uk">Community Interest Companies</a> </h3> <p>Find out news and updates about community interest companies</p> </li> <li data-blog-item data-blog-departments="https://www.gov.uk/api/organisations/companies-house"> <h3 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="https://companieshouse.blog.gov.uk">Companies House</a> </h3> <p>We use our blog to talk about the work we’re doing, offering tips and advice on starting, running and closing a company. 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Digital inclusion is about having the right access, skills, motivation and trust to confidently go online. We use this blog to tell you about what government and its partners are doing to achieve this.</p> </li> <li data-blog-item data-blog-departments="https://www.gov.uk/api/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care"> <h3 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="https://digitalhealth.blog.gov.uk">Digital health and social care</a> </h3> <p>Blogs about digital in the health and care system by the Digital team at the Department of Health and Social Care..</p> </li> <li data-blog-item data-blog-departments="https://www.gov.uk/api/organisations/central-digital-and-data-office https://www.gov.uk/api/organisations/department-for-science-innovation-and-technology"> <h3 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="https://digitalpeople.blog.gov.uk">Digital people</a> </h3> <p>Find out about digital, data and technology people and skills activity across government</p> </li> <li data-blog-item data-blog-departments="https://www.gov.uk/api/organisations/department-for-business-and-trade"> <h3 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="https://digitaltrade.blog.gov.uk">Digital trade</a> </h3> <p>The Department for Business and Trade's Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) team talk people, products and professions.</p> </li> <li data-blog-item data-blog-departments="https://www.gov.uk/api/organisations/intellectual-property-office"> <h3 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="https://dragonsden.blog.gov.uk">Dragons' Den: the Intellectual Property blog</a> </h3> <p>An Intellectual Property Office blog covering all the IP issues spotted during each episode of Dragons' Den.</p> </li> <li data-blog-item data-blog-departments="https://www.gov.uk/api/organisations/education-and-skills-funding-agency"> <h3 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="https://sfadigital.blog.gov.uk">ESFA Digital</a> </h3> <p>How the Education & Skills Funding Agency is transforming services through digital</p> </li> <li data-blog-item 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href="https://forestrycommission.blog.gov.uk">Forestry Commission</a> </h3> <p>News and updates from the Forestry Commission</p> </li> <li data-blog-item data-blog-departments="https://www.gov.uk/api/organisations/government-office-for-science"> <h3 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="https://foresightprojects.blog.gov.uk">Futures, Foresight and Horizon Scanning</a> </h3> <p>News and updates from the Government Office for Science's Futures, Foresight and Horizon Scanning programme</p> </li> <li data-blog-item data-blog-departments="https://www.gov.uk/api/organisations/geospatial-commission"> <h3 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="https://geospatialcommission.blog.gov.uk">Geospatial Commission</a> </h3> <p>News and updates from the Geospatial Commission</p> </li> <li data-blog-item data-blog-departments="https://www.gov.uk/api/organisations/office-for-national-statistics"> <h3 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="https://dataarchitecture.blog.gov.uk">Government Data Architecture</a> </h3> 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