Week #161 at the Digital Service: Notes for 26–30 May 2025

Working week 161 at Digital Service was a bit short for Martin. He welcomed a delegation from Jordan, who were interested in good public service development. Together with his colleague Sonja, he also shared how the user-centred design discipline grew in the past few years at Digital Service in a cross-government exchange format.

Week #158 at the Digital Service: Notes for 5–9 May 2025

In week 158, the new government took over, and the first-ever Ministry for Digitalisation and State Reform was created. The minister was appointed and got a significant remit. Martin participated in roll-out and kick-off workshops for design systems and a cross-government brand. He also prepared events for the upcoming Global Accessibility Awareness Day.

Week #156 at the Digital Service: Notes for 21–25 April 2025

Martin recorded a podcast conversation on service design and the Service Standard in his week 156 at Digital Service. He also helped make a prototype for the new Service Standard home and planned the next peer reviews as well as forthcoming community events.

Week #154 at the Digital Service: Notes for 7–11 April 2025

In week 154 at Digital Service, Martin travelled to Amsterdam for the 3-day User Needs First International Design in Government conference. He spoke, contributed to a podcast, recorded his colleagues’ sessions, had many conversations, and distributed the latest edition of The Service Gazette.

Week #152 at the Digital Service: Notes for 24–28 March 2025

Martin went westwards in his week 152 to attend the annual congress of the IT Planning Council in Hanover. He also witnessed another justice service going live and put in a 3-day vacation and weekend shift to get the latest Service Gazette to the finishing line.