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Making leadership more visible: Senior Civil Service roles are now on the Digital and Data Capability Framework

For the first time, we are expanding the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework to include Senior Civil Service (SCS) roles. This expansion increases visibility of executive leadership and establishes clearer career pathways to a senior role in government.

Last month we updated the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework to include Senior Civil Service (SCS) roles.

TechTrack: Transforming lives through apprenticeships 

If you are interested in a career in tech or upskilling your existing digital experience, these apprenticeships are an exciting opportunity to get involved in important projects that have a real impact on real people in society; helping to improve our public services and ensuring that AI works to all our benefit and making a difference to people’s lives across the UK.

The TechTrack Apprenticeship programme was launched at the end of July. Find out more about this important initiative and how these apprenticeships can assist the ambition for a modern digital government.

Connected thinking across data communities

DataConnect is an online event aimed at anyone with an interest in public sector data.

Last month's DataConnect, government's largest virtual data conference, brought together, the public sector data community, including: data leaders, academics, innovative thinkers, data scientists, data engineers, and AI specialists.

The Civil Service Data Challenge: An exhilarating grand finale

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Now in its third year, the Civil Service Data Challenge is a competition that is open to all civil servants, in any department, or at any grade. Competitors are invited to submit data-led project ideas or join a team, to offer a solution to a technical issue or societal challenge. Meet the winners in the latest CDDO blog.

How we’re continuously improving the Digital and Data Capability Framework

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One year ago, the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework returned to public beta with a new design, structure and functionality to better meet the needs of its users. Since then, we have taken a continuous improvement at pace approach to ensure the framework gives users a clear and accurate understanding of digital and data roles and skills in government. Read more in the latest CDDO blog.

DataConnect is back this September

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Learn more about DataConnect24 event taking place next month, from 23 to 27 September. The week-long event will bring together UK public sector data leaders, academics, innovative thinkers, data scientists, data engineers, and AI specialists. The agenda is now live.

Implementing the Secure by Design approach

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The rollout and implementation of the cross-government Secure by Design approach is well underway. Learn more about the importance of championing Secure by Design and the key steps to adopt at this stage in the latest CDDO blog.

Understanding the new Digital and Technology Spend controls

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The new get approval to spend service has launched, find out more about how we’ve made the spend controls process easier and more effective for government organisations.

Transforming for a Digital Future - latest update

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For the past two years, teams across government have been making great strides in digital delivery, harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and fixing the foundations of data and legacy that will enable us to transform at scale...