Angling to meet user needs at Defra
...very early stages of development - discovery or alpha. I see it as part of my job to help the teams working on those projects, to give them the freedom...
Transformation
Posts about the digital transformation work GDS and the wider government is undertaking.
In tech and talented? The government’s digital transformation needs you
We believe that successful digital transformation comes not through the choice of a particular technology stack or IT system but through the work of people and teams. Over the past...
The Government Transformation Strategy 2017 to 2020
Posted by:
Kevin Cunnington - former Director General, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Digital strategy, Transformation
...departments to share platforms, components, code and best practice. The collaboration across departments that brought the 2017 strategy into being is the start of what we hope will be a...
A problem shared is money saved
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Chad Bond - former Deputy Director for Standards Assurance, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Categories:
Technology, Transformation
...make savings in the heart of government, the lessons learnt can be applied and borrowed to help elsewhere. Whether that may be healthcare or local councils or other areas entirely....
Now we are 5
Posted by:
Kevin Cunnington - former Director General, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Categories:
Events, GDS team, Transformation
...the citizen. All of us here owe a great debt to the people who laid the foundations for the organisation we are today. One that is agile and iterative, in...
Digital transformation: an update from down under
...Likewise, by making use of the UK Digital Marketplace code, we were able to release our beta version in just 5 weeks – months ahead of schedule. In July, GDS’s...
GDS welcomes 2 new senior hires
Posted by:
Kevin Cunnington - former Director General, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Categories:
GDS team, Transformation
...the organisation. Emily will be Director of Policy and Engagement at GDS. Emily previously worked at Number 10 as Senior Policy Adviser for Welfare, Employment and Pensions. Emily will be...
The GDS mission: support, enable and assure
Posted by:
Kevin Cunnington - former Director General, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Transformation
...Verify is a live service, and growing fast. We’ve hired and trained more people to deliver digital services right across government. I’m proud to be leading an organisation that has...
Where we’re at, and where we’re going
Posted by:
Stephen Foreshew-Cain - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Categories:
People and skills, Transformation
...and Alison and others from FCO to get this register built, and built to the right standard. The register platform is a shared resource for government, and the FCO team...
Sprint 16: transforming government
Posted by:
Stephen Foreshew-Cain - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Categories:
Sprint, Transformation
...to do in the future. It’s about sharing our plans on how we move beyond focussing on transactions, to whole service transformation. It’s also an opportunity for colleagues from across...
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