Latest data on government transactions
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Digital, Data and Technology
Comparing transactions, step by step
For almost the first time, we are using conversion funnel data to improve government transactions. The comparisons between services are fascinating. When you are browsing books on Amazon, the pages are full of links. Want to see a bigger picture …
Opening up open standards
Last night GDS hosted the first in a series of events to increase awareness, and participation in, the open standards process. It was held at The Hub, a venue in Kings' Cross. We want your help to identify the specific open standards …
Visualising Foreign Travel Advice
...is shaded dark grey if there has been an unexpectedly large number of people looking at the ‘Contact Foreign Travel Advice Team’ section, as this could indicate that information is...
Open Standards show and tell
...which evaluates the proposals and advises the Open Standards Board At the show and tell we’ll go through each of these activities and explain what will happen with your input,...
Digital learning day
A couple of weeks ago, at Manchester TechHub, we held our first digital learning day for the Technology in Business (TiB) Fast Stream; one of the fast stream schemes helping to create digital leaders of the future. The day was …
Performance dashboards released for six FCO services
Last week we released performance dashboards for six Foreign & Commonwealth Office services, including payment for registering births, marriages and deaths abroad.
The Smart Answer Bug
...check whether any code issues were present in that particular release. The reason behind the second point is a little more subtle. In general, the engagement should be independent of...
Digital Services Framework
Now that the application process for our new Digital Services Framework has opened, we thought it would be useful to say a bit more about what it is. What's a framework, you ask? It’s a list of suppliers who’ve been …
Exploring the user needs of technology governance
We’ve been interviewing colleagues across the civil service to establish a clear set of user needs as part of our review of the governance of technology provision in government. We’ve...
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