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Next generation public policy design

Posted by: Andrew Knight and Lucy Kimbell, Posted on: 19 May 2022 - Categories: PublicPolicyDesign, Thought leadership
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Dr Lucy Kimbell and Andrew Knight write about a major new initiative to join up government and universities on championing design as key for making policy and services that drive outstanding public value.

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New strategy for policy design

Posted by: Andrew Knight, Posted on: 12 May 2022 - Categories: Events, PublicPolicyDesign
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Andrew Knight writes about the ambitious new plans of the UK Government’s Policy Design Community for building a thriving network for design experts and embedding design into government’s day-to-day way of working.

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