Norwegian Government visit GDS
GDS was pleased to welcome a group visit from the Norwegian Government last week. The following is a guest post from Heather Broomfield, Open Data manager at Difi - the...
Feedback isn't just for Cobain and Hendrix - what we heard from the Inside government beta
...mind.' Member of public Department pages on Inside government beta (top) vs current departmental sites The facilitator then pulled up Inside government. The participants began with a cursory browse and...
Good Practice Guides: Enabling Trusted Transactions
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.
Estonia's technology economy and online service provision- back to the future?
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...
Delivering INSIDE GOVERNMENT
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 …
Open Standards consultation - important update
On 4th April 2012, Dr Andy Hopkirk facilitated a roundtable on behalf of ICT Futures on Competition and European Interaction. Liam Maxwell, Deputy Government CIO, examines the appropriateness of this...
Digital inclusion for the homeless
On Saturday 16th June, Westminster City Council with Go ON UK and GDS will be holding a hack day to help the homeless. We need your help in making sure that the tools that come out of the day are …
Introducing the Digital Advisory Board
Today, the Digital Advisory Board was announced by Francis Maude. Martha Lane Fox explains the Boards remit and introduces the other members of the Board.
Race Online 2012 hands the baton to Go ON UK
On Monday 23rd April, Race Online 2012 handed the baton on to Go ON UK.
Identity and privacy principles
...that a Service-User will resolve a complaint in the usual way. However, it is possible that complaints will not be resolved satisfactorily. We expect that any determination made by an...
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