Jenny Watkinson
jennywatkinson.bsky.social
Jenny Watkinson
@jennywatkinson.bsky.social
Marketing and Comms manager in West Yorkshire
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We’re expanding our network of freelance #WebDevelopers.

We’re after people with Java/Kotlin or Twilio experience, but we’re always getting new projects with new requirements. If you’re not looking for work right now but might be in the future then we’d still love to hear from you.

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Airtable | Everyone's app platform
Airtable is a low-code platform for building collaborative apps. Customize your workflow, collaborate, and achieve ambitious outcomes. Get started for free.
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July 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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ICYMI

As part of Digital Leaders Public Sector AI Week, @harrytrimble.bsky.social and @dmits.bsky.social shared their vision for transparency in public service design.

Brought to life through prototypes they looked at what the new blueprint means for the services we rely on.

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The new blueprint for government digital : what does it mean for the services we all rely on?
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March 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I am definitely guilty of this in the past 🙄
dxw.com dxw @dxw.com · Feb 26
How bad is a bad password?

Are you guilty of using 123456 for a password? How dangerous is it really and how fast can these passwords be cracked?

Sarah from dxw's GovPress team (our website hosting service), shares what happened when we put them to the test.

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How bad is a bad password really?
Sarah from our Govpress team explains the importance of using a good password to avoid brute-force attacks.
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February 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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What would a Digital Justice Service look like?

Last week we shared our work with the Ministry of Justice to deliver digital services that reduce the chance of reoffending.

Marianne and Adam have been looking to the future and share their vision for a transformed probation service.

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Our vision for the future of probation services
Marianne and Adam share their vision for the future of probation services
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February 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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What does the new blueprint for digital government mean for the services we all use?

As part of Digital Leaders' Public Sector AI week @dmits.bsky.social and harrytrimble.bsky.social will share their vision for transparency in public service design

Join them on 12 March at 12noon bit.ly/3QgtlWB
February 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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We’ve been working with @techforgoodcast.bsky.social and the National Citizen Service Trust to help 15-17 year olds understand and use #GenerativeAI in positive ways.

Hannah shares the approach the team have taken so far and what they’ve learned from speaking with young people.

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Understanding how young people engage with generative AI
Hannah shares her work with CAST to help 15 - 17 year olds understand, examine & use generative AI in positive ways.
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February 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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We're looking for a new #UserResearcher

We aim to create an environment where everyone is supported to do their best and be themselves.

If you care about building good public services and can use a range of methods to plan, carry out and present insights, get in touch 👇

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User Researcher - dxw
Key facts Benefits include About us dxw works with the public and third sectors to create services and products that improve lives.  We’ve been around since 2008 and worked on lots of projects that ha...
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January 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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We're looking for a #Developer (C#/.NET)

This is a hands-on software development role for people with experience with C# or .NET.

We’re committed to making our teams as diverse as we can and welcome non-traditional paths into technology.

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Developer (C#/.NET)
Key facts Benefits include Who we are Do you want to help create digital public services that improve lives? We’re an employee-owned agency of technology, design and delivery experts who work exclusiv...
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January 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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As we head towards the New Year, we wanted to share a few highlights and thoughts from 2024. And to say a big thank you to our clients, partners and dxw team for the great things we’ve achieved together.

If you’re taking time off over the Christmas period and celebrating, have a great time!

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December 19, 2024 at 11:59 AM
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Thanks to everyone who was able to join us last week at #UKCharityCamp . We've had some really positive feedback and lots of great ideas on how we can keep improving 🫶

Following the event @janemaber.bsky.social has shared her blog on the value of being able to experiment www.dxw.com/2024/12/ukch...
UK CharityCamp 2024: How can charities embrace failure when every penny counts?
Jane shares her experience of UKCharityCamp and the importance of charities being able to experiment to take full advantage of digital solutions and deliver maximum value for their beneficiaries.
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December 6, 2024 at 10:47 AM
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And that's a wrap! Thank you to everyone who came along to #UKCharityCamp today.

We hope you got as much out of it as we did. Keep an eye out for some blogging coming your way. Keep in touch!

Safe journeys home 🙏
November 28, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Great start to @ukcharitycamp.bsky.social

@harryharrold.bsky.social kicking off the day
November 28, 2024 at 11:34 AM
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Kicking off #UKCharityCamp 2024! Starting to buzz...
November 28, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Arrived in Brum ready for @ukcharitycamp.bsky.social
November 27, 2024 at 3:27 PM
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We're really excited for UKCharityCamp next week in Brum.
So much hard work behind the scenes to make this happen by
harryharrold.bsky.social and jennywatkinson.bsky.social
👏

Looking forward to lots of sharing with folks working in and with the charity sector about how to do more with less ❤️
Hello to all our new followers 👋

7 days until UKCharityCamp is back.

Its full, there will be 35 conversations, decided by the people in the room, on the day. We're sticking to the same "No pitch" format to make it as inclusive as possible.

Thanks to all our sponsors for making this happen.
November 21, 2024 at 4:33 PM
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In our latest newsletter @dmits.bsky.social and @richardpope.org explore how to create better public services as part of DigitalLeaders' week.

Plus we answer your questions on tackling legacy tech and Marianne shares 3 ways service design can help teams move away from old systems.

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October 24, 2024 at 1:19 PM
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@richardpope.org will now join Dave in this session next week 👇

Experts in the what - and crucially - the how, they'll discuss the future of our public services. And what DSIT can learn from the institutional memory in and around government.

Mon 14 Oct, 1pm

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October 11, 2024 at 10:11 AM
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Driving forward modern digital government - are the stars finally aligning?

In this Digital Leaders’ session we'll discuss what we’ve seen in the first weeks of the new Administration that gives us cause for both optimism and concern.

Join us on Monday 14 October, 1-2pm

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September 27, 2024 at 2:08 PM
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We’ve been working with the Ministry of Justice to help people leaving prison into short-term accommodation. We know that securing accommodation significantly lowers the chances of reoffending.

Melissa shares how we’ve used data to enhance the application process. 👇

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Building a Data-Informed Applications Service
Melissa shares our work with the Ministry of Justice to build a product that improves the process of applying for short-term accommodation for people leaving prison
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August 29, 2024 at 3:18 PM
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"We work with passionate, talented public servants. But the skills and understanding needed to work on digital services are spread thin."

Our thoughts on the importance of investing in digitally capable, stable teams in government. The lack of which atm is a big barrier to better.

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Government must invest in people over technology to improve services - dxw
Developing government decision makers' digital literacy is vital for creating effective public services
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April 9, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Listening to all things #AI at Digital Leaders PSI conference
March 13, 2024 at 11:25 AM
Ready for my first in-person UKGovcamp
dxw.com dxw @dxw.com · Jan 20
All set for UKGovCamp XL! Come and say hello. We can usually be identified by a big D of some sort or other ;)

Bringing our best sticker action...
January 20, 2024 at 8:45 AM
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We are proud to once again be sponsoring UKGovcamp which returns in person tomorrow, bigger than ever 🙌

There's quite a few of the dxw team going along so give us a wave if you see us and our smiley stickers 🙂

@ukgovcamp.bsky.social
January 19, 2024 at 10:12 AM