GOV.UK Wallet: Building momentum, working in partnership
GOV.UK Wallet: Building momentum, working in partnership
An update about GOV.UK Wallet and our engagement with the technology sector.
Introducing the beta of GOV.UK
Posted by:
Tom Loosemore - former Deputy Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GDS team, GOV.UK
...Mike Bracken, HMG Executive Director for Digital said, our aim is to deliver simpler, clearer, faster services for users and savings and innovation for Government. This journey started with Martha...
This is why we are here
Posted by:
Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GDS team, GOV.UK
We have released the beta of GOV.UK, testing a simpler way to get to government services and information… The beta of GOV.UK is now live. Back in late summer last...
Using search data to meet user needs
...get relevant results even with the “wrong” search term. On Directgov when a user searches for license they will get results for licence and the term ‘unemployment benefit’ returns Jobseekers’...
What does "Google is the homepage" mean in real life?
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Ben Terrett - former Director of Design, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Content design, GOV.UK, Transformation
Back in April last year the Alpha.gov.uk team talked about Google being the homepage*: "Since for the vast majority of people their web journeys (finding out the date of the next bank-holiday, or reporting a lost passport) start with a …
The mobile question: Responsive Design
...the remote control for your life. We’re now seeing around 9% of visits to Directgov coming via a mobile device and we’ll see over 2 million visits to the mobile...
Browsers we support and why
...per the Government’s own guidelines. Not all browsers will render web pages in the same way, often there is a marked difference between browsers in the way that they handle...
My Reflections on UKGovCamp 2012
Posted by:
Mike Bracken - former Executive Director, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Digital engagement, GDS team, GOV.UK
...within Whitehall but beyond. Martin Howitt reflects in his blog that “The Government Digital Service used to be us. Now it's them.” I am not happy with that definition. The...
Hosting the beta of GOV.UK
Design rules are the basis for every decision we have made in the development of the beta of GOV.UK and hosting is no exception. The key design rule is not to be locked in to a single supplier and to …
User testing accessibility
...– both able-bodied and disabled – has focussed our efforts on not just whether our code validates or the colour contrast is good enough but that formats work for all...
Sonal Shah and Innovation in the US Govt
...the social enterprise club but there are courses on social enterprises The lecture was followed by a lively question and answer session chaired by Justin Webb from the BBC, and...
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