Quantitative testing Betagov content and layout
I am Nick Breeze, one of the Senior Insight Managers at GDS and I work in the team responsible for testing content being developed for gov.uk. Recently we completed quantitative usability testing to compare the performance of content and layout …
Scotland catch the Experimental Prototype bug
...can try out the prototype at www.directscot.org and find out more about our thinking through the blog and Twitter @DirectScot. We'd welcome your feedback. Dave Hall DirectScot Prototype Lead at...
Cookies on the beta
The use of cookies on websites has become an increasingly hot topic over the past few months. A new EU law - specifically The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (PECR) - requires that websites ask for …
It's all about the words
...that's what we want our users to do - but there is only one way to find out what works: test it. Sarah Richards is one of the lead content...
Presentations from #gdslaunch
...Alice Newton Alice described how GDS worked with No10 and Tech City company mobileroadie to produce an app for the PM's visit to Tech City. Tech City App There was...
Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office, opens the new home of the Government Digital Service
We are open for business. We have a new home. It’s taken a few months of incredibly hard work to bring six parts of Government activity into one place, but we’re here now. We’ve had huge support, from Cabinet Office …
Tackling the Digital Divide
...work has also continued on tackling the Digital Divide by encouraging people to get online. Therefore, it is great to see that the efforts of the Race Online 2012 campaign...
Welcome to Emer Coleman
I am delighted to welcome Emer Coleman to GDS, as Deputy Director of Digital Engagement. We have always supported digital engagement at GDS, and Emer’s appointment will raise our game...
What happened at the 2nd AgileTea camp?
...Certainly a lively discussion, and one to continue at the next AgileTea camp – planned again in Cafe Zest on 19 January 2012. I am thinking of including a session...
Introducing Jordan Hatch
...developers on such an innovative project. Lately, there's been a lot of discussion around teaching kids to code from an early age. At secondary school, I was first inspired to...
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