Complete the survey here: http://codeforaustralia.org/dmi-survey In this episode we’ll be talking to Lara Stephenson, the Lead Researcher on Code for Australia’s Digital Maturity Indicator - a tool to help organisations measure, benchmark and improve their digital maturity across six key areas. Lara will be speaking to us about what digital maturit…

Today is International Women’s Day, and we’re taking this opportunity to speak with three amazing women working in civic tech. We hear from Kyreena Hay, a Developer and Service Designer who has worked in the public sector as well as for various NGOs; Michelle Cabanela — Principle Product Manager at Service NSW, and Cassitie Galliott, Code for Austr…

When was the last time you noticed any changes to GOV.UK? We share how and why we’ve updated its homepage and menu bars. Podcast update note: We have made some editorial changes to the podcast published on 28 February 2022 to improve clarity on the work we are doing. --------- The transcript of the episode follows: Vanessa Schneider: Hello and welc…

Why build a product people won't or can't use? Our user researchers share their approach to understanding needs for government’s single sign-on. --------- The transcript of the episode follows: Vanessa Schneider: Hello and welcome to the Government Digital Service podcast. My name is Vanessa Schneider and I am Senior Channels and Community Manager …

In this episode we hear from the folks at Design System AU, who are keeping the Australian Government Design System alive via a community initiative; we’ll hear from Ken Tsang, creator of COVID-19 Near Me; as well as the folks at Civic Makers, a volunteer led initiative who are helping councils solve big problems. Credits and thank yous: The show i…

The Government Digital Service (GDS) talks how to start a career in tech. According to a Tech Nation Talent report, young people could be wrongly counting themselves out of a fulfilling career because they’re worried about things like their skills background, where they came from or their lack of “network”. We asked 3 of our developers to respond t…

We take you from A to B as we find out how the GOV.UK Design System and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs working to help make maps in public services better. You can help us to make our podcast even better by completing our short, anonymous survey. The transcript of the episode follows: --------- Louise Harris: Hello, and welcome …

We speak with Lisa McClean, CEO of Circular NSW and Cate Turner, Manager Data Insights & Intelligence Sustainability Victoria about government initiatives in the circular economy space. Credits and thank yous: The show is hosted by Esther Semo and Sean Hua. Consulting producer is Daniel Semo. Podcast artwork designed by Nigel Moyes with illustratio…

Wondered how to migrate a 24/7 product to a serverless platform? We chat about initial user research, developing DevOps skills and the benefits of GDS's approach to this type of tech project. --------- The transcript of the episode follows: Vanessa Schneider: Hello and welcome to the Government Digital Service podcast. My name is Vanessa Schneider …

We speak with Damon Rees, the Chief Executive Officer of Service NSW. Damon has led his team through some unprecedented times, from the horrific bushfires that have swept our nation, through to the current pandemic. All the while Service NSW have managed to innovate their ways of working and share their learnings along the way. We speak with Damon …

Our Collecting Information From Users team and a guest from the Home Office share how we’re helping people in government to create accessible, affordable digital forms. The transcript for the episode follows: ------------- Vanessa Schneider: Hello and welcome to the Government Digital Service podcast. My name is Vanessa Schneider and I am Senior Ch…

We’re talking about design in government: how it can be implemented, what the benefits are, and how it can de-risk projects. We speak to Sarah Hurcombe, who was most recently Director of Human-centred design in Commissioning New South Wales, and has been a change agent within various government bodies here in Australia as well as in the United King…

We discuss lessons learned when it comes to digital identity, the importance of cross-government collaboration, and how other service teams can get involved. The transcript for the episode follows: ------------- Vanessa Schneider: Hello and welcome to the Government Digital Service Podcast. My name is Vanessa Schneider and I am Senior Channels and …

We talk coding, solving common problems once and share some of the exciting challenges our developers, engineers and technical architects are working on. The transcript for the episode follows: ------------- Louise Harris: Hello and welcome to the Government Digital Service Podcast. My name is Louise Harris and I head up the Creative and Channels T…

Summary: In this episode we speak to the incredible Pia Andrews - who is currently working for Service Canada - about Rules as Code, an approach to creating and publishing policies in a machine readable way. We also talk to Liam McCann from the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment and Ram Parameswaran a Code for Australia Fellow who…

Rachel Tsang and Ross Ferguson share how the GOV.UK roadmap contributes to GDS’s mission of building a simple, joined-up and personalised experience of government. The transcript for the episode follows: ------------- Vanessa Schneider: Hello and welcome to the Government Digital Service podcast. My name is Vanessa Schneider and I am Senior Channel…

Summary: Matt Sawkill, Managing Director of Code for Australia and Jithma Beneragama Executive Director of Digital Design and Innovation at the Department of Premier and Cabinet explore what civic tech is, what makes a digitally mature government and tell us about some great initiatives happening around Australia. Transcript: A full transcript of t…

Tom Read, CEO of GDS, sits down to chat about his first few months and what’s next, taking us through the GDS strategy for 2021 to 2024. Do you enjoy the GDS Podcast? Help us to make it even better by completing our short, anonymous survey. The transcript for the episode follows: ------------- Vanessa Schneider: Hello and welcome to the Government …

To celebrate Earth Day 2021, we spoke to people working in different digital roles in government about how product teams can contribute to greening delivery. The transcript for the episode follows: ------------- Vanessa Schneider: Hello and welcome to the Government Digital Service Podcast. My name is Vanessa Schneider and I'm Senior Channels and C…

The GOV.UK Platform as a Service team provides insight into how the service works and how it helps public sector organisations to host digital services. The transcript for the episode follows: ------------- Vanessa Schneider: Hello and welcome to the Government Digital Service Podcast. My name is Vanessa Schneider and I am Senior Channels and Commu…

We hear from DWP, Defra, and MHCLG about their role in the cross-government response to help clinically vulnerable people during coronavirus. The transcript for the episode follows: ------------- Vanessa Schneider: Hello and welcome to the Government Digital Service podcast. My name is Vanessa Schneider and I am Senior Channels and Community Manage…

We look back at what happened over the past 12 months at GDS, highlighting work on accessibility, the coronavirus response and more. The transcript for the episode follows: ------------- Vanessa Schneider: Hello and welcome to the Government Digital Service podcast. My name is Vanessa Schneider and I am Senior Channels and Community Manager at GDS.…

The GOV.UK Pay Team explain how the government’s payment service works, and hear from those who use it across the public sector. The transcript for the episode follows: ------------- Laura Stevens: Hello and welcome to the Government Digital Service podcast. My name is Laura Stevens and I'm a Creative Content Producer here at GDS. For this month's …

GDS colleagues and the BBC’s Matthew Card discuss Black excellence, offer advice to young Black people interested in a career in tech and share how allies can help. The transcript for the episode follows: ------------- Vanessa Schneider: Hello and welcome to the Government Digital Service podcast. My name is Vanessa Schneider and I'm Senior Channel…

We invited experts from GDS and the ONS to explain the importance of data standards as part of the Data Standards Authority launch. The transcript for the episode follows: ------------- Alison Pritchard: Hello and welcome to this month's episode of the Government Digital Service Podcast. I'm Alison Pritchard, the Director General at GDS - before ta…

In this episode, we talk about content design, its origins at GDS and how it’s helped government to better meet user needs. The transcript for the episode follows: ------------- Laura Stevens: Hello and welcome to the Government Digital Service Podcast. My name is Laura Stevens and I'm a Creative Content Producer here at GDS. And for this month's e…

The Digital, Data and Technology Fast Stream is one of 15 Civil Service Fast Stream schemes. Hear from current and former participants reflecting on their experiences. The transcript for the episode follows: ------------- Vanessa Schneider: Hello and welcome to the Government Digital Service Podcast. My name is Vanessa Schneider and I am Senior Cha…

We discuss the Local Digital Declaration, how it started, how it connects people and helps local government organisations build digital services and platforms. The transcript for the episode follows: ------------- Laura Stevens: Hello and welcome to the Government Digital Service podcast. My name is Laura Stevens and I’m a Creative Content Producer…

We take a deep-dive into GOV.UK Notify and hear from teams at Defra, the Canadian Digital Service and NHS Business Services Authority about how they use it. The transcript for the episode follows: ------------- Laura Stevens: Hello and welcome to the Government Digital Service podcast. My name is Laura Stevens and I’m a Creative Content Producer at…