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What happened in Services Week 2023

3 posters on a wall. One says Services Week 2023, the next Take part in Services Week 2023, the other is blurred text.

A week of talks, case studies and meet-ups led to the success of Services Week 2023, where people interested in designing better services for the public came together to teach, learn and work together on improving government for its users. …

Join Services Week 2023

A woman wearing glasses looks at 3 Services Week posters on a wall. The posters read: Services Week 2023. Take Part in Services Week 2023. Design is the best way to join up policy and delivery. All have the date on them: 20 to 24 Mar.

Services Week, the cross-organisational event series for people working in the UK public sector, is back. Returning for the fifth time, Services Week 2023 will take place 20 to 24 March 2023. The theme for this year is Designing for …

Help shape Services Week 2020

Three posters announcing Services Week 2020. They say: 3 Feb to 7 Feb; the key to digital transformation is better services; and take part in Services Week 2020

Back in January this year, we ran the first-ever Services Week – a series of cross-government events that looked at how we can work together to deliver end-to-end, user-focused services. From 3 to 7 February 2020, we will run Services Week 2020 and we want you to be a part of it.

How to set up a service community for success – things we’ve learned

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At GDS we want to help all of government collaborate as effectively as possible on services. One of the ways we’ve been doing this is by establishing work on Service Communities. Here is a step-by-step guide to setting up your Service Community and making it sustainable.

‘Start a business’ service community: Food Standards Agency and Business Support Helpline working together

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A service community is a network of people from across the public sector who work together to design and deliver an end-to-end service. As part of the ‘start a business’ community, the FSA and BEIS worked together to improve things for users.