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Bringing together international public designers in Amsterdam, Berlin and Brussels

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Recapping the International Design in Government Community activities this year from a conference in Amsterdam to getting together in Berlin. And sharing what is planned for the community in 2026.

Sharing Camden’s work on Universal Basic Services 

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A big room at a conference with a speaker, Benny at a podium in front of a screen presenting. Filling the room are 6 round tables with 5 people sitting around each. Each table is looking at A3 papers and speaking within their groups.

Last year, the Strategy and Design team at Camden Council shared their work at conferences in the UK and abroad. Read about how this has benefited their work on Universal Basic Services.

Progressing international design discourse in Helsinki, Amsterdam and beyond

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“A conference room with attendees seated at tables, watching two speakers on stage. A large screen displays the presentation title, ‘Pushing the boundaries of design in government: systems change and futures,’ and photos of the presenters. The room has modern decor with a projector and a curtain-covered wall.”

After the success of the Helsinki Conference we’re preparing our next events for 2025. First off is the User Needs First International Conference in Amsterdam in April.

Updating design skills in the Government Digital and Data Capability Framework

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image of the heads of design working group sitting in a group around small tables with our laptops smiling at the camera in a government office in Manchester.

How and why heads of design across government came together to update the design skills in the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework.

Coming together for international events and active collaboration

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Three framed posters for the Helsinki Conference 2024 in a corridor – one showing the logo of the International Design in Government community, one saying ‘Systems change and futures’ and one containing a mission statement: “We want to bridge the gap between the practice of designing services and policies in government and the ideas of systems change and futures.”

The International Design in Government community is getting together in person this year for workshops and a conference in Helsinki in October.

Co-creating the most complete overview of international design in government work

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An image of the conference in action on a laptop, there is an international community poster in the background. Kara, Martin, and Clara Greo are seen at the side of the screen presenting during the welcome kick off to the conference.

The International Design in Government ran the first ever 24-hour conference showcasing global public sector service transformation. Find out what the community is up to next!

How the International Design in Government community is coming together again

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A group of 4 people with microphones and lanyards are sitting on stools, discussing. 4 more people who look at them sit behind them. There is a wall with graphical applications of logos of ‘Creative Bureaucracy Festival’. All people have lighter skin tones.

The International Design in Government continues to grow and convene — and we’re bigger than ever before. We have over 3,500 members on Slack and regularly have 40 to 50 people joining our calls. The last time we blogged, we …