Last week some members of the UK Identity Assurance team were invited to the White House to share, learn and collaborate with some of the key individuals and organisations in the US wrestling with the challenges of identity in cyberspace. …
As more and more government services are being provided online, it is becoming increasingly important to have a simple and user-friendly way for users to assert their identity in order to access these services. This access should be consistent across …
An understanding of how cookies work is the first step in helping people to make informed decisions about the impact of these technologies on their online privacy.
Today Cabinet Office announced the publication of guidance for civil servants on the use of social media as well as guidance for Departments to overcome the technical barriers to civil...
...ones are included here. Design Principles The GDS Design Principles have attracted a lot of attention in Norway, particularly in Difi. We are hoping to adopt them within our organisation...
...that came in: 'Love the product! The concept of GOV.UK is the right way to go.' Member of the public 'The design feels far more people-friendly, the language (of the...
Today we’re publishing a series of Good Practice Guides (GPGs) for potential providers of identity assurance for government services. They can now be found on the Cabinet Office site.
This week I spent a few days visiting Estonia with Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office, Liam Maxwell, the new Deputy CIO and colleagues with Cyber Security responsibilities. We...
On 28th February, GOV.UK released a second beta - INSIDE GOVERNMENT. So, six weeks later, what have we learned? From the benefits of ‘storytime’ to the real value of precocious developers, Pete Herlihy outlines some of the things the team …
...your views since 9th February 2012. One of our first discussion roundtables held on the 4th of April (Competition and European Interaction) was facilitated by Dr Andrew Hopkirk who blogged...
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