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Government as a Platform

Government as a Platform is a common core infrastructure of shared digital systems, technology and processes on which it’s easy to build brilliant, user-centric government services. Examples include GOV.UK Pay and GOV.UK Notify.

Service Toolkit: everything you need to build a service in one place

Alexandre Liaume, 17 January 2017 - Government as a Platform, Service design

We’ve launched the Service Toolkit to give teams across government quick access to the resources they need to build and run services.

7 things we learnt on our US visit

Olivia Neal and Rory Smith, 17 November 2016 - GDS team, Government as a Platform, People and skills

The US government runs an International Visitors Leadership Program, which brings together future leaders from around the world. The most recent visit was for future digital and technology leaders and GDS was invited to take part. We wanted to share what we learnt.

How users feel about webchat

Chris Heathcote, 14 November 2016 - Government as a Platform

Webchat is a support channel where users can talk to advisers through real-time online text chat. We ran an alpha to learn from departments that have been using webchat and to learn what works for users.

What government might look like in 2030

Stephen Foreshew-Cain, 11 May 2016 - Digital strategy, GDS team, GOV.UK, Government as a Platform, People and skills

Earlier this week, I was asked to speak on this subject at TechUK’s Public Sector 2030 event.

Getting from data to registers

Ade Adewunmi, 11 March 2016 - Government as a Platform

Individual registers are good but an ecosystem of linked registers is even better. That’s why every register needs to be designed with the wider ecosystem in mind.

A hack day to test Government as a Platform

Rory Smith, 5 February 2016 - Events, Government as a Platform

Last week, GDS hosted a hack day for developers from across government.

Linking registers

Paul Downey, 16 December 2015 - Government as a Platform

Paul Downey explains why registers have links, how links help users of data, and talks about some of the implications of linking for an organisation operating a register.

Improving and opening up procurement and contract data

Warren Smith - Director, Global Digital Marketplace Programme, 19 November 2015 - Digital Marketplace, Government as a Platform

We’re helping people who are transforming public services by making it simpler, clearer, and faster for them to buy what they need.

Making data a public asset through infrastructure

Ade Adewunmi, 3 November 2015 - Government as a Platform

Expectations are changing; government’s data infrastructure needs to change too.

Discovering the way people work

Louise Auger and Anna Wojnarowska, 28 October 2015 - Government as a Platform, Technology

Louise Auger from the Home Office and Anna Wojnarowska from GDS are user researchers who are working together to look at technology transition projects across government.