How GOV.UK Notify reliably sends text messages to users
The Notify team has adjusted its method of sending out text messages to maintain Notify's reliability. In this post we explain how it was done.
Technology
GDS works to improve the technology bought and used across government and influences internationally on what good tech looks like. Find out more about the work of the Technology group on the Government Technology blog
Measuring the climate impact of our digital services at GDS
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Emily Labram - Senior product manager and Will Pearson - Senior site reliability engineer, Posted on:
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GDS has formed a Sustainability Network. One of our first tasks was to find out how much CO2 our digital services produce.
Back to the future: realising the strategy for innovation
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Technology, Transformation
The Innovation team at GDS is working hard to bring the objectives we outlined in the Government Technology Innovation Strategy to life, and looking for new opportunities across government. Sue Bateman shares the team's next steps.
Apply for the new Emerging Technology Development Programme
Be part of the GDS Academy's new programme and join a team of specialists helping to solve government’s most difficult problems.
How to pair program effectively in 6 steps
GDS has used pair programming since its inception. It plays an important role in building our services. In this post, Pea Tyczynska explains how to pair programme effectively in 6 steps.
We’ve updated the Technology Code of Practice
We've just updated the Technology Code of Practice, which sets the standard for how government should design, build and buy technology. The updates we’ve just made allow continuous iteration, and we expect that the Code of Practice will constantly evolve, and keep up when technology changes.
A problem shared is money saved
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Chad Bond - Deputy Director, Standards Assurance, Posted on:
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Technology, Transformation
Standards Assurance team announce savings of £339 million by working with departments to apply the digital and technology spend controls for the 2015 to 2016 financial year.
Discovering the way people work
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Government as a Platform, Technology
Louise Auger from the Home Office and Anna Wojnarowska from GDS are user researchers who are working together to look at technology transition projects across government.
I became a civil servant by accident
Mark Branigan, a User Researcher for the Digital Marketplace, shares his experience of the Digital and Technology Fast Stream in the Civil Service.
Common Technology Services: technology is a tool, not a barrier
The technology you use to do your job should help you achieve more. When it doesn’t it’s frustrating.
Related content and links
How accessible is your website?
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GOV.UK service and product owners need to upload an accessibility page and publishers need to upload an accessible documents policy.