GDS blogs round-up
As well as this blog, GDS has 14 other blogs about particular specialisms or programmes of work. Here are some stand-out posts from recent weeks.
The GDS Team
Sprint 15 round-up
Yesterday we hosted Sprint 15, a chance for colleagues from all over government to catch up, swap notes and tips, and find out more about the digital transformation programme.
Meet the GDS internal IT service desk team
The 5 people strong internal IT service desk team is in charge of making sure that all the equipment people at GDS use is up and running.
Finishing what we started - transition to GOV.UK
A huge programme of work, transition has seen over 300 agencies and arm’s length bodies move their content to GOV.UK.
How we organise our film production team
One question we've been asked a few times is: “What does your film production team look like? How can our department/agency/organisation build a team like that too?”
Time for tea: the EE Techy Tea Party
Yesterday mobile network operator EE, in partnership with Age UK, held the first ever Techy Tea Party day to promote digital inclusion.
User research - a day in the life
This week, Cath Richardson and Jon Rimmer talk about some of the user research methods we are using at GDS to help us understand how people use our online services.
What kind of things do people ask?
Once in a while we like to raise a flag to highlight the work of the teams in GDS and show how we work. This week Operations Manager Albert Massa tells us how the GOV.UK Helpdesk team helps users get fast …
GDS this week: "It's not dumbing down, it's opening up"
Lorena Sutherland, content lead for Office of the Public Guardian on GOV.UK, talks about the Plain English ethos of writing for GOV.UK. Download the poster You can download the poster for from here. Join in the conversation on Twitter @gdsteam, and …
GDS this week: Innovating with SMEs and fast track apprentices
Speaking on the day HRH The Duke of York visited GDS, Dr. Brian Gannon of Kainos Software talks about the innovative work SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) are doing with government departments like DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency). During the …
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