Being a GDS technical architect - the first few weeks
...We interviewed the owner of an MOT station, and drivers who had bought and sold vehicles. We learned about their interactions with the government and existing systems, and how these...
Service design
You can find more information about service design on the dedicated Services in government blog.
Shorter, but just as sweet - the revised and updated Digital Service Standard
Following feedback from all over government, and working with a host of internal teams here at GDS, we are pleased to announce the new, revised Digital Service Standard. The Service...
Digital Marketplace: building a digital by default service
...its design and build. All new or redesigned digital services being built in government need to meet the digital by default service standard. Services processing or likely to process over...
Self-assessment - training assessors across government
A few weeks ago GDS hosted the latest training session for Digital by Default (DbD) assessors. There were over 50 attendees from across government - the largest assessor training session we have run so far.
Service standard - how’s it going?
The digital by default service standard went fully live in April. That means that, in line with the Government Digital Strategy, all new and redesigned public facing services have to...
What’s the design process at GDS?
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Ben Terrett - former Director of Design, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Content design, GDS team, Service design
...All of the designers can code or are learning to code. We call ourselves the Design Team because it's important to belong to a group with shared skills and experiences....
Meeting the standard regardless of size
In April 2014 the Digital by Default Service Standard went live, and since then all new or redesigned services have had to be assessed against all 26 points in the standard.
We need interaction designers to help transform digital services
...work at ben.terrett@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk and I'll point you in the right direction. You should also follow the UK Gov Digital Jobs Twitter because we tweet about all the digital jobs from...
Lasting Power of Attorney - live
...pass the Digital by Default service standard assessment to go into live service. The service has been built by a team made up of OPG, GDS and MoJ Digital Services,...
Updated assisted digital guidance in the Government Service Design Manual
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Ben Carpenter - former Assisted Digital & Digital Take Up Lead, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Accessibility, Service design
...to support their plans. Assessors have a set of prompts for assessments at each phase of service design, helping them to get the best information from the service manager about...
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