Lydia Tabbron reflects on the progress of the Government Digital Sustainability Alliance (GDSA) as we prepare for our forthcoming summit. Over the past 18 months the GDSA has taken on a new form. It’s transitioned from a group of 40 …
Harry Kenny talks about how in Defra we are reimagining our approach to technology procurement. In Defra, we are putting this approach into practice through our new End User Services (EUS) contract. This is the contract that provides laptops, phones, …
Alexandra Kis, Avinash Lunj and Rich Kenny from the Government Sustainability Alliance reflect on the environmental challenges associated with AI's high water consumption
Lydia Tabbron, Digital Sustainability Lead, shares how designing digital services with sustainability at their heart can lead to solutions that are more efficient, more cost-effective, and better for users.
Emily Watson-Breeze is a Sustainability Activation Manager at BT and is a member of the Government Digital Sustainability Alliance (GDSA) circular economy working group. The views in this post are their own and not the UK government’s. Driving Circularity in …
For any public sector organisation with a net zero commitment, establishing a carbon emissions baseline is the first meaningful step.
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has become an early adopter in Government of eSIM technology (embedded SIM) across its mobile estate, setting a benchmark for sustainable digital transformation in the public sector. This initiative is part of Defra’s broader commitment to embedding sustainability and social value into its procurement and operational …
Gerry Hackett and Ewen Anderson tell us why they have each volunteered to chair one of our Government Digital Sustainability Alliance (GDSA) working groups, sharing their personal career journeys to this point, and their ideas for where they see some …
Chris Howes shares his thoughts on the latest Government ICT sustainability report, acknowledging the progress made and the work still to be done.
This is an AI image generated by Dalle / ChatGPT. Chris Howes reflects on a recent gathering of Government Digital Sustainability Alliance (GDSA) members that included the latest recruits to what is becoming a fast-growing forum. It was my pleasure …
