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Launching Parliament’s Technology Strategy – An interview with Mark Lyons, Chief Technology Officer

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We’ve launched a new technology strategy for Parliament. Read our interview with PDS’s Chief Technology Officer, Mark Lyons, about what this means for Parliament and the people who work here. Before we get into the strategy, how do you find …

International Women's Day: Interview with Sri, Fiona, Natalie and Judy-Jude

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The tech industry has long been a male-dominated space, with women representing only 21 percent of the workforce. At PDS, we’re doing significantly better than this, with  women holding 41 percent of roles here, but there’s more to do. We’re …

Work experience at the Parliamentary Digital Service - a student's perspective

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Saleen took part in our week-long pilot PDS work experience scheme, alongside five other year 13 students. He shares his experience of the week. Hi, my name is Saleen and I am an A-level student in Newham. I am currently …

Spotlight on Marie Warburton, Cyber Security Team Administrator

Continuing our series of spotlight interviews, where we introduce you to some of our colleagues working across the Parliamentary Digital Service. Marie is the Cyber Security Team Administrator. She has worked in Parliament for 11 years, and for PDS since …

Working towards a fully searchable Register of Members’ Financial Interests

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The Parliamentary Digital Service has been part of ongoing efforts to improve Parliament’s transparency registers. Back in April, we published the first of a series of blog posts about this work, beginning with our work to improve the Register of …

Spotlight on Abigael Taiwo, DevOps Engineer

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Welcome to our new series of spotlight interviews, where we'll introduce you to some of our colleagues working across the Parliamentary Digital Service. Meet Abigael Taiwo. Abigael started as an Associate DevOps Engineer in September 2023 as part of the …