Events
There are a number of separate special interest groups aligned to the main group
Sustainable Software
Community Goal Coordinate work drive change across the Civil Service in the field of Green Software Engineering. See community space for more information [Link Available to Software Engineering Community members]
Contact: Rachael Robinson (rachael.robinson@cabinetoffice.gov.uk or on x-gov slack)
Meetings: Monthly
Slack Channel: #green-software-development on UK Government Digital slack
Inclusive Recruitment
Our aim [Link Available to Software Engineering Community members] is to increase the diversity of software engineers and other technical disciplines across government. We plan to do this by creating resources to support the development of more inclusive hiring practices, advocating and signposting people to these good practices and building a community where people can share ideas and discuss improving practices.
Contact: to be confirmed
Meetings: Every 4-6 weeks, for 1 hour. We will review progress on creating resources, prioritise what resources to create next, and leave space to discuss ongoing recruitment campaigns if people want feedback on their own processes or job ads
Open Source Software
Aim: To bring together practitioners from across government who are working to promote open source development in their organisations. The group meets to discuss and share issues, tools and blockers relating to open source (and inner source) development. The goal is to develop shared best practices and approaches to doing open source in a government context and to drive adoption across HMG.
Contact: jim17197@gchq.gov.uk, alex.smith@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk
Meetings: Every four weeks on a Friday
Meeting notes: Open source meet-up notes
Slack Channel: #open-code on UK Government Digital slack
Heads of Engineering
Aim: To bring together Heads of Engineering from across government to share best practice, discuss common challenges and work together to improve the quality of software engineering across government. A series of talks and discussions will be held to share knowledge and experience. Supported by the CDDO (Central Digital and Data Office) and a group of volunteers from across government. ( Stephen Ford CDDO, Shaun Hare DVSA, David Heath GDS, Andy Poole UKHO, Sebastian Schmieschek CDDO, Hen Wager HMCTS)
Contact: cross-government-software-engineering-heads-of-engineering+managers@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk
Slack Channel: #heads-of-engineering on UK Government Digital slack, request an invite for the channel