GDS team
Posts about who we are and how we work.
We’re in the middle of a significant change in how people use digital services. Use of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets is exploding. People should be able to use digital services wherever they are, on the device of …
...we’ll be publishing the Government digital service standard in beta. It’s something we’ve been working on for months. It’s a fantastic product and service back to other people in Government,...
...is made up of twenty-five young people who have all been involved with fascinating digital projects around Europe, like the greenlight for girls project in Belgium, the Robotikos events in...
In 2010 the Prime Minister established the Northern Future Forum (NFF) with a different angle on the typical international summit. Instead of the usual set piece speeches and behind-the-scenes trading, NFF is a forum for leaders to learn from experts …
...Scotland. What have we been up to at GDS this week? This week, we mark the one-year anniversary of Inside Government. I know of no better way to mark it...
A year ago today we launched the beta of Inside Government on GOV.UK - a working, public demo of a product which to many people had previously seemed unimaginable. The site was a live test of what multiple departments sharing …
...when they can decide whether it is a good idea or not. What about visitors to GDS this week? We have had three Governments in this week. Sweden, Bulgaria and...
As the GDS story has travelled around the world, it’s not surprising that some of the world has wanted to come and find out more. This week, for example, we’re meeting the Swedish Social Insurance Agency, the Swedish Companies Registration …
A year ago today we launched the first G-Cloud framework and started the journey to provide a new way for the public sector to commission and buy technology-based services. And what a journey it’s been.
Last summer we built a prototype of a tool designed to help departments make better use of their data to improve public services. In October that prototype became the first GOV.UK dashboard and by December a second dashboard had been …