The first thing you see when you walk into GDS is the 7 main messages which guided the build of the GOV.UK alpha. Visitors to GDS often scribble them down, and like our Design Principles they help provide a shared language for …
...more comprehensively across every element of foreign policy work. Our new guidance encourages staff to use social media. While we don’t expect all staff to use social media in the...
...the benefits of social media. Metrics and measurement are a particularly thorny issue, as colleagues are asked to make business cases for the use of social media. Measurement and perception...
Over the last couple of weeks we’ve been visiting some of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) operations staff, who have given us really useful feedback about GOV.UK.
In the process of making mistakes, there is an opportunity to learn a lot, but not just for the person or team making the mistakes. Louise Kidney, Digital Engagement Lead, shares some of the learning from the Digital Engagement Team …
...recognise that there are many companies who do not meet the strict definition of SME but should nevertheless be given the opportunity to showcase their work. ‘Why these companies?’ -...
The Civil Service Reform (CSR) plan talks a lot about the need for open policy making - a more inclusive approach to developing government policy that engages people who have simply not had the opportunity to participate in policy discussions …
...service delivery, coordinating consultations and anyone whose service area has been impacted by a recent consultation. If you don’t work in government but have relevant experience in this area and...
...the Driving Standards Agency explained how GDS values inspired a re-evaluation of their content, and the big difference it has made to their audience. Simpler, clearer, faster. Ever since I...
To coincide with the recent release of the next iteration of GOV.UK, Louise Kidney, Digital Engagement Lead explains why we are changing the name of our Twitter account and what you can expect to see from the renamed @GDSTeam Twitter …
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