Spend controls: saving money and making things better

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...and departments work closely together to improve the process and to make better services as a result. Clear support and close collaboration When we worked with departments to design the...

What we’ve learned so far at our Sprint events and how to register for the next one

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As we prepare for our Sprint 19 event in London in September, here are 4 things we’ve learned from the 4 Sprint events we’ve held so far this year. You will also find information about how to register for the London event.

What the multi-disciplinary GovTech Catalyst team has learned one year on

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...is run by a multidisciplinary team of 7 people at the Government Digital Service (GDS). Alongside my role, there are 2 engagement leads, a content designer, a service designer, a...

Crowdsourcing guidance on what good services look like

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In this post, we talk about how we crowdsourced knowledge, ideas and expertise to define what a good service looks like. Find out how we did it and why we need your feedback.

Podcast: How the Global Digital Marketplace is helping to tackle corruption, a $2.6 trillion problem

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https://governmentdigitalservice.podbean.com/mf/play/k4ed8s/19-05-28_edit3_Global_Digital_Marketplace_Ep9_Warren_Smith_Chantal_Donaldson-Foyer_mixdown.mp3   In the latest episode of the GDS podcast, senior writer Sarah Stewart talks to Chantal Donaldson-Foyer, Head of Product, and Warren Smith, Programme Director, about the Global Digital...

Improving the government’s identity standards

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The government identity standards help public and private sector organisations know that their users are who they say they are. This minimises fraud and error that can cost organisations, and the taxpayer, significant amounts of money. In this post, we talk about the work we're doing to improve the standards and make them easier to …