We have revised the Open Standards Principles to make it easier for departments to adopt open standards. The updated version of the principles uses clearer language and clarifies several important points.
There was a bit of a buzz at GDS on Tuesday as we welcomed our new minister Caroline Nokes to the new home of GDS in Whitechapel. This was an...
...and better digital tools for civil servants data: making better use of data – not just for transparency, but for transformation across government that will allow us to build joined-up...
...we have today that let us collaborate with colleagues or connect with customers in real-time didn’t exist. Back then, you still bought your music on CDs. Even the most visionary...
Phil Rumens is the Digital Services Manager at West Berkshire Council and the vice-chair of LocalGov Digital. In this post, he talks about creating a Local Government Digital Standard.
...their personal tax affairs - 1.2 million have already done so. PAYE for employees - making it easier for people to tell HMRC about changes that affect their tax code...
Last week, we held an event: Sprint 15. It marked the culmination of the two-year transformation project that began with Sprint 13, when we made our plan clear: there were 400 days to transform government.
Vince Cable, the Secretary of State for Business, gave a speech in Brussels the other day and took digital by default one step further: right across Europe.
...big fans of open data here at GDS. In fact, we're fans of open everything. One of our design principles is make things open, it makes them better. In this...
Last December, we published action 15 of the Government Digital Strategy to show the government’s commitment to digital inclusion. Today, as the Director responsible for this area of work, I...
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