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šĀ Weāve recently launched a new technology strategy for Parliament. Read our interview with PDSās Chief Technology Officer, telling us how it was developed and what big changes we might see > pds.blog.parliament.uk/2025/ā¦
PDSās Head of Architecture blogs about enterprise architecture and explains why this approach is crucial in guiding a complex organisation like Parliament to make the right technology decisions > pds.blog.parliament.uk/2025/ā¦
The latest stage of PDSās work to improve Parliamentās transparency registers has focused on improving how the information is presented to those most interested in analysing it, for example researchers and journalists.
Read our new blog ā¬ļø pds.blog.parliament.uk/2024/ā¦
Interested in working for PDS?
Parliament is holding a recruitment fair on 7th Nov. The PDS recruitment team will be there to talk to you about different roles, the skills youāll need, and what itās like to work here.
Register for a free ticket šļø: tickets.parliament.uk/timeslā¦
ALT Recruitment Fair
7th November 24
Westminster Hall
Tech makes Parliament happen
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Parliament publishes a lot of different content for lots of different audiences. Itās really important that all our content is clear and accessible. So today weāve launched our first content policy. Find out more from our Head of Content, Joe > pds.blog.parliament.uk/2024/ā¦
Find out about PDSās Transforming Digital team, the things weāve been working on in this area and where we're headed next > pds.blog.parliament.uk/2024/ā¦
Being open about mistakes doesnāt come naturally to a lot of people. In many areas of life, weāre encouraged to always present the best version of ourselves. Showing fallibility at work can be particularly tough. [1] š§µ
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It's not that we celebrate mistakes, but we do approach them with a growth mindset. We learn from them. And spotting mistakes early can allow us to fix issues quickly, saving time and money in the long-term. [5]
Libby Kurien blogs about her team's experience of creating a healthy mistakes culture, promoting a growth mindset, and improving the health of the team.
Read the full blog > pds.blog.parliament.uk/2024/⦠[6]
Weāre excited to launch the UK Parliamentās new Information and Digital strategy today.
For the first time, weāre bringing together information, data and digital into one strategy ā a huge milestone for Parliament.
Read our blog post to find out more ā¬ļø
pds.blog.parliament.uk/2024/ā¦
Weāre hiring a management accountant. Could this be you?
Working across departments, youāll manage budgets and ensure financial compliance, helping the UK Parliament to run smoothly, function efficiently and operate transparently.
Find out how to apply:
housesofparliament.tal.net/vā¦
ALT Management Accountant. £41,340-£47,975. Apply by 29 April.
Tech makes Parliament happen. UK Parliament Digital Service.
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ALT Text: Senior DevOps Engineer, Ā£56,180 - Ā£66,497 (Exc. Ā£4000 market sector allowance) Apply by 11 FEB 2024. Tech makes Parliament happen. Image: a PDS colleague āĀ a Black women with a laptop and headset taking a call in the office space.
Read a blog post about how we tackled the challenge of keeping the parliamentary community up to date āĀ but not overloadedĀ āĀ with the latest changes and updates to the digital tools we use in Parliament.
pds.blog.parliament.uk/2023/ā¦
Read a new blog post about how colleagues from @UKParliament came together to deliver a new intranet for Parliament.
Read how the team used content design principles and user research to build ParliNet from the ground up:
pds.blog.parliament.uk/2023/ā¦
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WeāveĀ been working to improve our offer to people in technical roles, helping them build careers that bring long-term rewards and challenges.
Read more about the Parliamentary Digital Careers Toolkit and the benefits it's bringing to our teams.
pds.blog.parliament.uk/2023/ā¦
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