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  • Accountability Hack 2014. And the winner is…

    This year Parliament hackathon, Accountability Hack, was hosted by Tracy Green (Parliament), Nick Halliday (NAO), Matt Jukes (ONS) and Julia Higginbottom (Rewired State) at the National Audit Office. dxw team of four developers/designers (Lily, Duncan, Tom and myself) together with many other keen “hackers” turned up at the NAO on Saturday morning to work on the challenges and create something awesome.…

  • Introducing Will

    Hi I’m Will and I’m the new Delivery Manager at dxw. I’ll be working closely with clients to make sure that we deliver our projects on time and to a great standard. I’ve had a lot of Public sector digital experience, most recently I  was working with the Government Digital Service. I was responsible for…

  • WebDevConf 2014

    Last WDC took place in Bristol on the 10th of October. It was followed by an choice of afternoon workshops happening the day before. The talks and the range of topics covered were really impressive, covering everything from building personal projects to how to deal with user complaints. It was also my first time in Bristol and I took the opportunity…

  • GovCamp Cymru 14

    The first GovCamp Cymru took place this weekend in Cardiff. Rose and I went along to see what public sector challenges face our neighbours to the West. There were a few familiar faces but for the majority of attendees this was their first unconference. It was a varied group encompassing everyone from citizens to civil…

  • Link roundup 25/7/14

    Here is what your friendly dxwers have been reading and sharing recently.

  • Burn microsites, burn

    One of the banes of most web team’s lives is the proliferation of microsites. They’re everywhere! For a while, every time a new project or service started up, a new website would be just around the corner. It’s understandable that people want to get the word out, harnessing the power of digital in communicating and engaging…