Environment Agency - 1 year on GOV.UK
Paul Leinster, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, talks about their experience of moving to GOV.UK a year on.
GOV.UK
Posts about the development and iteration of the GOV.UK website. You can find more information for GOV.UK publishers on the Inside GOV.UK blog.
GOV.UK isn't finished
We’re proud of GOV.UK, and how much we’ve achieved in such a short time. But an unintended consequence of that pride might be that we sometimes give the impression we think GOV.UK is perfect.
GDS, USDS and sharing expertise
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Liam Maxwell and Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GOV.UK, Transformation
One of our design principles at GDS is “Make things open: it makes them better.” Since GDS was set up in 2012, working in the open has been a big part of who we are. It’s great for us to …
Finishing what we started - transition to GOV.UK
A huge programme of work, transition has seen over 300 agencies and arm’s length bodies move their content to GOV.UK.
A big week for Companies House
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GOV.UK, Transformation
It was my birthday on Wednesday, and Companies House sent me a present: they moved to GOV.UK that day.
Designing assisted digital based on research, not assumption
Our eighth design principle is build digital services, not websites. “Our service doesn’t begin and end at our website. It might start with a search engine and end at the post office.”
The move to GOV.UK: training 1,000 writers
I am one of the trainers here at Government Digital Service and I work alongside Brij Thakrar. Our role is to train people in departments and agencies how to write and publish to GOV.UK.
It's all about trust - auditing local government domains
We know that owning a gov.uk domain address tells users that we can be trusted, and we’re proud of this message - it is an important part of building trust and reducing the potential for people to use misleading websites …
Happy birthday GOV.UK
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Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GDS team, GOV.UK
GOV.UK is 2 years and 1 billion visits old today. So we’re celebrating. But it's worth remembering that we couldn't have got this far without a great deal of support from others.
Combining user research and analytics to improve the user experience
Over the last year or so, we’ve been working on moving the websites of 311 government agencies and arms length bodies onto GOV.UK, as part of the transition towards a single online platform for all government services.
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Be part of the transformation
If you’re interested in joining us, check out all open opportunities on the GDS careers site.
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