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.
Creating a single, shared content standard for the Department for Work and Pensions
...and can sometimes produce a disjointed experience for users. We held a one-day workshop in Leeds to talk about how GOV.UK content designers could work with DWP to fix this....
The importance of content designers in government
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Laura Billings - former Communities Lead, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Content design
...government. May the profession expand across government - we certainly need it!" "One of my biggest takeaways from today was the experience of trying to complete a questionnaire whilst wearing...
GDS across the globe: Where our alumni are now
Former GDS staff who now work for foreign governments share what they’ve learnt working abroad, what they’ve contributed and discuss GDS’ impact.
How GDS is saving money and thousands of hours through departments' digital transformations
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Chad Bond - former Deputy Director for Standards Assurance, Government Digital Service, Chris Marks and Chris Francis, Posted on:
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Transformation
The Government Digital Service (GDS) is here to help government work better for everyone. That means helping departments transform digitally, making services work better for users and saving money for...
Launching the Local Digital Declaration
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Chris Ferguson, Posted on:
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Digital strategy, GOV.UK Notify, GOV.UK Pay, Transformation
...and delivery challenges. That’s why GDS is proud to be a co-publisher of the Local Digital Declaration, which launches today. This is a set of guiding principles that will help...
The importance of creating inclusive government services
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Ben Carpenter - former Assisted Digital & Digital Take Up Lead, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Accessibility, Transformation
The challenges of building effective services for all and some of the work we're doing to make services as inclusive as possible.
Building the GOV.UK of the future
...is something we need to focus on. We need to approach voice services in a consistent and scalable way. So rather than write code for a specific platform, we’re working...
Introducing the GOV.UK Design System
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Alice Noakes - former Product Manager for GOV.UK Design System, Government Digital Service and Amy Hupe - former Senior Content Designer, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Service design
...sure you’re using version 7 or later of the Prototype Kit. Robust, accessible code The components and patterns in the Design System are built using a new codebase called GOV.UK...
What makes someone a good digital leader?
This week is Digital Leaders Week, created to celebrate and showcase the best digital transformation across the public, private and nonprofit sectors. One of the events taking place is the...
Creating the UK government’s accessibility empathy lab
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Alistair Duggin - former Head of Accessibility, Government Digital Service, Posted on:
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Accessibility
...to undergo and we will certainly do another one in the next 6 to 8 months,” he said. How to access the lab If you want to use the lab...
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