What's it Really Like Working in Government Information in 2026?

Tuesday 3 March, 12.00pm - 1.15pm

Delivered via Zoom

The work of colleagues in Government Knowledge and Information Management (GKIM) is often marked by a paradox: whilst often supporting impactful and high profile work, our own visibility is often lower. This webinar will contribute to addressing this through introducing GKIM and the Government Information Group (GIG).  A panel of three GIG committee members will talk about their work in the sector, the diverse areas of policy they support, their routes into the civil service environment, the skills required, and the unique selling points and big challenges GKIM offers knowledge and information professionals. In addition they will answer questions from attendees. This session will be based on a format previously used successfully by GIG and repeated with different speakers in response to positive audience feedback.

By the end of this session, attendees will be able to:

>> Recognise GIG's remit as a Special Interest Group for those with an interest in government information and identify the resources available via GIG and opportunities for members to be involved in the Group's work
>> Recount some of the roles available to knowledge and information professionals in the civil service, a number of the subject domains they work within, and a selection of the challenges and opportunities available to those working in GKIM
>> Identify some of the routes into the GKIM sector and the skills that can facilitate entry

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he Government Information Group represents the professional interests of Knowledge and Information Management (KIM) specialists working in government departments and agencies, parliamentary and national libraries. Our members work in a wide variety of core KIM roles, such as Record Managers, Information Managers, Librarians, Knowledge Managers, Record Reviewers, Information Retrieval Specialists, Taxonomy Specialists, Information Architects and Information Rights officers.

Additional KIM roles often include Web Publishers, Enterprise Architects, Information Risk Managers, Analysts, Historians, Researchers, Licensing/Copyright Experts, Information Modellers/Designers, Information Assurance/Data Handling Officers, Editors/Publishers, Transparency Practitioners, Geospatial Info Specialists, Web Managers, Archivists, Social Communicators and Data Sharing Experts.

GIG also welcomes members from any sector of the profession, particularly those who have an interest in government information and documentation.

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