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Launching Parliament’s Digital and Data Skills Centre of Excellence

The digital, data and information environment is moving quickly. Keeping up-to-speed with those changes, as well as preparing for those coming in future, can sometimes feel daunting. And that’s true for nearly all of us in different ways, whether we’re …

A healthy mistake culture: lessons from our Digital Transformation team

Last year I forgot the name of a new team member. I had a complete blank. And what’s worse, it happened when I was introducing them at a programme team meeting – in front of about 40 people! I was …

Making films accessible with British Sign Language

Filming in the archives – the director and another colleague with the presenter looking at rows of rolled up scrolls.

The job of the PDS Film Production team is to make sure that the films we produce reach as wide an audience as possible. We were asked to look at incorporating BSL into a film tour of the Parliamentary Archives to improve accessibility for UK viewers.

How I got to where I am: from archaelology to change and engagement

Winner of the Mr Speaker's Inspirational Award last year, darts 'pro' Heather Pike describes her journey from studying ancient civilisations to visitor services at Windsor Castle to helping Members and Parliament become more digitally-savvy.

Sharing, listening, inspiring – collaborating crossgov

Photo by Romain V on Unsplash

By forming a ‘CrossGov Digital Business Partner’ group, a PDS team hopes to build a sustainable support network, share success stories and navigate difficult terrain that comes with the job.