Same name, new ambitions
Same name, new ambitions
A new chapter begins. We unveil the name and vision for the new digital centre for government.
Scaling up GOV.UK Verify to help during coronavirus
GOV.UK Verify scaled up its capacity recently to meet increased application numbers. Here the Digital Identity team explains how they approached the challenge.
Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day with GDS
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Richard Morton - Head of Accessibility, Central Digital and Data Office and Rianna Fry - former Senior Campaigns Manager, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Accessibility
GDS is marking Global Accessibility Awareness Day on 21 May 2020 with a series of webinars about digital accessibility. We're hosting these events in partnership with accessibility leaders across the public sector. Read on to find out the day's agenda, how to join in and how to put on your own events.
Podcast: GOV.UK’s initial response to coronavirus
For April's episode of the GDS Podcast, Laura Stevens, Creative Content Producer at GDS, interviewed Markland Starkie, Head of Content for GOV.UK, and Leanne Cummings, Head of Product for GOV.UK about GOV.UK’s initial response to coronavirus.
We’re launching an online ‘Introduction to Content Design’ course
...a range of topics, including: what makes good content, what skills you need as a content designer user needs, user research techniques, prototyping designing accessible content writing in plain English...
Driving better outcomes through continuous support
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Chad Bond - former Deputy Director for Standards Assurance, Government Digital Service, Tyronne Fisher - Senior Technology Adviser, Joyce Tedone - former Consulting Technical Architect, Government Digital Service and Dan Bowden - Head of Digital Operations, UK Export Finance, Posted on:
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Transformation
Transformation is exciting, but can be intimidating at the same time. It also doesn't always go to plan. GDS Standards Assurance and UK Export Finance want to share our transformation journey, focusing on how we got to the point where we are doing the right things, in the right way, at the right time.
How GOV.UK Notify reliably sends text messages to users
The Notify team has adjusted its method of sending out text messages to maintain Notify's reliability. In this post we explain how it was done.
GOV.UK Notify is available for the public sector to use for emergency staff communications
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Pete Herlihy - former Lead Product Manager for GOV.UK Notify, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GOV.UK Notify
GOV.UK Notify – the government’s messaging platform – is available for all public sector organisations to use for emergency staff communications and business continuity messaging. This is particularly relevant in the ongoing situation with Coronavirus.
Podcast: International Women’s Day
For March's episode of the GDS Podcast, Laura Stevens, Creative Content Producer at GDS, interviewed 9 people from across the organisation based on IWD’s theme "Each for Equal".
GDS and the gender pay gap
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Suganya Sivaskantharajah - former Data Scientist, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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People and skills
At GDS we have measured our gender pay gap and created an action plan to tackle it. Here’s how we analysed the gender pay gap, identified areas for improvement, and chose actions to close the gap.
Podcast: GOV.UK Design System
For February’s episode of the GDS Podcast, Laura Stevens, Creative Content Producer at GDS, talks to Tim Paul, Head of Interaction Design and Product Manager of the GOV.UK Design System at GDS, about how the GOV.UK Design System works, who uses it, how to measure its value, and other design systems across government. The episode also features 2 users of the design system: Adam Silver, Interaction Designer at the Department for Education, and Emma Lewis, Lead Frontend Developer at the London Borough of Hackney.
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