Civil Pages
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The Civil Pages is a computer system that acts as a private social media site for the UK Civil Service
. It was set up by The National Archives on behalf of the Cabinet Office
.It debuted shortly after an incident where the head of MI6 was identified in a holiday snap on facebook, and was somewhat controversial due the state of government finances at the time. The head of the Civil Service, Gus O'Donnell
described civil pages as '...the Facebook of the Civil Service... without the man in the Speedos'. The system is based on Confluence, an enterprise wiki from Atlassian
and was developed by Adaptavist
.
Civil service
The term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations....
. It was set up by The National Archives on behalf of the Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office
The Cabinet Office is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for supporting the Prime Minister and Cabinet of the United Kingdom....
.It debuted shortly after an incident where the head of MI6 was identified in a holiday snap on facebook, and was somewhat controversial due the state of government finances at the time. The head of the Civil Service, Gus O'Donnell
Gus O'Donnell
Sir Augustine Thomas "Gus" O'Donnell GCB is a British civil servant, who is the current Cabinet Secretary, the highest rank in the British Civil Service. He is consequently, under current practice, Head of the Civil Service, which means he has authority over all civil servants except those who are...
described civil pages as '...the Facebook of the Civil Service... without the man in the Speedos'. The system is based on Confluence, an enterprise wiki from Atlassian
Atlassian
Atlassian is a software company based in Sydney, Australia which makes business enterprise software, targeted at software developers. On 1 September 2010, the World Economic Forum announced the company as a Technology Pioneer for 2011.- Products :...
and was developed by Adaptavist
Adaptavist
Adaptavist is a software development and consultancy company based in Warrington, England, which supports enterprises with their use of Atlassian software...
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