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User needs and revolutions

Posted by: Padma Gillen, Posted on: 23 April 2014 - Categories: User research
User needs and revolutions

In 2010, Martha Lane Fox (the UK’s Digital Champion at the time) completed her review of the government’s web offering.

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Weekend links: Next Generation Testing, UK Trade and Investment, and more

Posted by: Carrie Barclay, Posted on: 19 April 2014 - Categories: GDS team
GDS Digital Marketplace

...interesting speakers at the Data Storytelling event at the National Audit Office this week. The BIS Internal Communications team were in attendance. Don't forget to sign up to email alerts....

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GOV.UK hosting - simpler, clearer, faster

Posted by: Carrie Barclay, Posted on: 17 April 2014 - Categories: GOV.UK
Moving GOV.UK to a new hosting platform

...Walker: @rjw1 Anna Shipman: @annashipman Brad Wright: @bradwright Carl Massa: @massacarl Albert Massa (Operations Manager for GOV.UK): @awmassa Don't forget to sign up for email alerts. Transcript On 25 March...

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Digital Inclusion Strategy launches today

Posted by: Kathy Settle, Posted on: 14 April 2014 - Categories: Digital strategy
Digital Inclusion scale

...civil servants the digital capabilities to use and improve government services 4. Agree a common definition of digital skills and capabilities 5. Boost Go ON UK's Partnership Programme across the...

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Getting approval for agile spending

Posted by: David Wilks, Posted on: 11 April 2014 - Categories: Transformation

Today, GDS and HM Treasury publish new clarification of business case guidance. We needed to explain how government organisations get permission to spend money on agile work.

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The Performance Platform: open for business

Posted by: Richard Sargent, Posted on: 7 April 2014 - Categories: Data
Performance Platform service availability

The Performance Platform is a tool for government to answer the question ‘how are we doing?’. At present, the important facts are not accessible to the right people, at the right time, in the right way.

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Weekend links: Environment Agency blog, weeknotes, interning at FCO and more

Posted by: gov.uk archive author, Posted on: 5 April 2014 - Categories: GDS team

If you find a link you think we'd like, message us @GDSTeam Take a look at the recently launched Environment Agency blog. Learn about work experience opportunities at the Foreign...

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Digital marches on: rising take-up, falling costs

Posted by: Richard Sargent, Posted on: 2 April 2014 - Categories: Data, Digital strategy
Cost per transaction down 10% in real terms

The Transactions Explorer has enabled government to track progress on its key performance indicators for the first time.

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A year in the making - the Digital by Default Service Standard

Posted by: Tom Scott, Posted on: 1 April 2014 - Categories: GOV.UK, Service design
Digital by Default Service Standard

Today the Digital by Default Service Standard comes into full force.

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Weekend links: Royal Messengers, betas, social media and more

Posted by: Carrie Barclay, Posted on: 29 March 2014 - Categories: GDS team
GDS weekend links

...blog. The DVLA digital team are getting excited about their move to a public beta. Want to find out more about betas on GOV.UK? GDS design notes has the answers....

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