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.
Marking World Mental Health Day at GDS
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Helen Nickols and Ben Carpenter - former Assisted Digital & Digital Take Up Lead, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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GDS team, People and skills
Some of the Mental Health Network posters around GDS Today is World Mental Health Day and at the Government Digital Service (GDS) we’re joining in with a number of activities...
Defra’s experience running a GovTech challenge
...prepared to cater for lots of interest in your challenge. Find out more about the GovTech Catalyst. Read more about how to submit a challenge and the challenge selection criteria....
Podcast: Head of GOV.UK Neil Williams looks back on his time at GDS
https://governmentdigitalservice.podbean.com/mf/web/umna4j/Podcast_Ep01_Mixdown_2018-09-27_1_.mp3 In the first episode of a new series of GDS podcasts, senior writer Angus Montgomery talks with the outgoing head of GOV.UK, Neil Williams, about his time here....
Why we’re taking a strategic approach to communication
We've just published our first communications strategy to help tell the story of GDS and the transformation across government. Learn more about our plans and the 3 themes we'll be focusing on in the coming year.
How we’re helping public sector websites meet accessibility requirements
...accessibility standards is a way of proving that you’ve made reasonable adjustments. What you need to do There are 2 main requirements: meet accessibility standards - this means making your...
Apply for the Digital, Data and Technology Fast Stream and become a future leader
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Iain Boyd - Engagement Lead for GOV.UK Forms, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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People and skills
...to code. Throughout the programme you’ll be learning from brilliant and talented colleagues and mentors. Over the past 4 years, the scope of the DDaT Fast Stream has continuously adapted...
We’ve updated the GDS YouTube channel
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Alastair Mogford - former Motion Graphic Designer & Filmmaker, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Accessibility, Digital strategy, GDS team
...results as sometimes the older version would appear higher in search results. Unlisting older content stopped this. Grouping films together by series We countered content being hard to find by...
Accessibility advice when creating a UK government consultation
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Alistair Duggin - former Head of Accessibility, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Accessibility
...designer GOV.UK content should always be written in plain English, so a content designer helped turn some of the policy-heavy wording into simpler language. For instance, we changed some headings...
What’s happening with the service standard?
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Stephen Gill - Content Lead for GOV.UK, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Service design
...need it. We’ll still promote open standards and ask service teams to open source new code. And we’ll still ask service teams to avoid locking in particular technology solutions, reuse...
Second round of GovTech Catalyst challenges revealed
A look at the next 5 successful challenges to get funding and the public sector problems the Catalyst hopes to solve.
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