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Janet Hughes

@janethughes.bsky.social
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Director General Reform and Efficiency, UK Cabinet Office Allotmenteer, reader, over-enthusiast. Here to learn and make things work better.

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Janet Hughes @janethughes.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Did a little interview with @beckiesmith.bsky.social @civilserviceworld.bsky.social - thanks v much Beckie for having me! :)
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Beckie Smith @beckiesmith.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
In "there's a CSW story for everything" news, here's a thought-provoking piece soon-to-be civil service reform DG @janethughes.bsky.social wrote for us back in 2016 on boldness – too often "actively discouraged, squashed or derided": www.civilserviceworld.com/professions/...
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Government Digital Service programme director Janet Hughes: What if boldness were an explicit value of the civil service?
Civil servants will always need to be honest, impartial, objective, and act with integrity – but we must make sure we don’t encourage passivity or ...
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Janet Hughes @janethughes.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Afternoon all :) After 5 years in my role in Defra, I'm going to be leaving this June to take up a new role as Director General of Civil Service Reform and Efficiency in the @cabinetofficeuk.bsky.social
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Janet Hughes @janethughes.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
LOOK what me and my Dad just found, during an archeological dig in one of his cupboards! (Sound on!)
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Janet Hughes @janethughes.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
I am 100% here for the niche / nerdy soil-related joke content 👍👌❤️ h/t @waiterich.bsky.social
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David Durant @bowsy.co.uk · 18/10/2024
#UKGovCamp2025 is looking for someone with comms experience and enthusiasm for improving government to help us with our upcoming event in January. If that's you or someone you know please reply to this. Thanks!
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Tom Loosemore @tomski.com · 16/10/2024
I've written up what we mean when we say 'Be Bold'. public.digital/pd-insights/...
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What we mean when we say “Be Bold” — Public Digitalpublic digitalpublic digital
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Neil Williams @neillyneil.bsky.social · 06/10/2024
Well this is all jolly exciting, isn't it? I've written up my thoughts in a blog post here: neilojwilliams.net/a-digital-ce...
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A digital centre for the rest of us? | Neil Williams
Looks like I chose the wrong week to quit weeknoting. 14 years ago Martha Lane Fox wrote a paper about which I wrote a blog post off the back of which Tom bought me a pizza. Which led to 8 blissful ye...
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Janet Hughes @janethughes.bsky.social · 06/10/2024
So exciting to see this all starting to gather some momentum and collaboration around it - the digital gov community has the beginnings of some potentially very excitable and optimistic vibes around it for the first time in a little while just now…..
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Jeni Tennison @jenitennison.com · 01/10/2024
So, gang, I am in this group helping DSIT put some flesh on the bones of a future vision for digital public services, and what being the digital centre for government means. Hit me up with your reckons / pointers. www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Tech experts to shape government digital vision to drive innovation and boost public services
Millions are set to benefit from reduced waiting times and improved public services, as technology experts, advocates, and academics come together to shape the government's new 'digital centre.
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Janet Hughes @janethughes.bsky.social · 13/09/2024
Right then, let’s try this again, shall we? :)
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